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Philosophy

Reference

Oxford Reference Online
Includes the Oxford Companion to Philosophy and the Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. This database is limited to a single user. Please log out when finished.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Standard reference source with over 2,000 articles covering philosophical thought from antiquity to the present. Also available in print: Ref B51 .R68 1998.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The encyclopedia's peer reviewed entries are maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. Articles include bibliographies and links to other Internet resources. A substantial number of entries have yet to be written by their assigned authors.

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Articles - Philosophy

Core Resources:

Philosopher's Index
Coverage: 1940-present.
Core index for books and journals of philosophy and related fields.


Additional Resources:
 

For more, consult the library's philosophy databases page.

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Books

ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.

WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the Find It. button to request items through interlibrary loan.

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Philosophy Journals

Use the databases and indexes listed above to search for articles on a particular topic. For a list of our library's print and electronic journals related to the field of philosophy, consult the following:

ALEX
Search term: philosophy periodicals
Search type: subject

E-Journals: Philosophy
List of electronic journals available through the library.

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Citing Sources

Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences and writing for specific disciplines.

The following resources can be especially helpful:

Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.

RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.

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Get Help

For further assistance, contact:

Reid Larson
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4480
rslarson@hamilton.edu

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(Reviewed: August 15, 2007)