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Selected Reference Books

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Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy and Philosophers	Ref B 41 U7
Dictionary of Existentialism	Ref B 819 D455 1999
Dictionary of Philosophy	Ref B 41 L32 1976
Dictionary of the History of Ideas	Ref CB 5 D52 (v.1-5)
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton	Ref Q 125 E53 2000
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy	Ref B 163 E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Philosophy	Ref B 51 E53 2006 (v.1-10)
Encyclopedia of Religion	Ref BL41 E46 2005 (v.1-10)
Masterpieces of World Philosophy	Ref B 75 M37 1990

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Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of Philosophy subjects, including:

Ethics
Existentialism
Fallacies (Logic)
Induction (Logic)
Logic
Philosophy
Philosophy, Ancient

Philosophy, Ancient--History
Philosophy and religion
Philosophy, Modern
Reasoning
Stoics
Thought and thinking

...Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

B -- Philosophy (General)
BC -- Logic
BD -- Speculative Philosophy
BH -- Aesthetics
BJ -- Ethics

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Databases for Research

*For additional databases, see the Databases for Research page.

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Academic Search Premier	The world’s largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, with full text for more than 4,450 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. A User ID* and *password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) are required for remote access.
Expanded Academic ASAP	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students (1980 - present) * Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines * Millions of full-text articles from 2000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines * Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals A password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) is required for remote access.
InfoTrac: OneFile	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students (1980 - present) * Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals * Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database * Over 25 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles * Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children's periodicals * Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals A password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) is required for remote access.
Project Muse	"Provides online, worldwide institutional subscription access to the full text of over 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics." Your Columbia College email username* and *password* are required for remote access. (Don't know your CC email username and password? Contact the Office of Information Technology: 786-3007).
Twayne's Authors Series	The acclaimed Twayne's Authors Series of literary criticism offers in-depth introductions to the lives and works of writers, the history and influence of literary movements and to the development of literary genres. This online series features the content of nearly 600 books that comprise three print series --United States Authors, English Authors and World Authors -- each of which were carefully coordinated with input from librarians and educators to include authors universally studied in high schools and colleges. A password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) is required for remote access.
SIRS Knowledge Source	For advanced middle school students through adults * Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects * Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources * News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites * Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics * Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources * Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.
Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who®	For all age groups * Comprehensive source for biographical information * Over 350,000 biographies of people from around the world and throughout history * Quick reference information on nearly one million people from Who’s Who sources * Full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and links to selected biography Web sites A password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) is required for remote access.
America: History and Life	A complete bibliographic reference to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Published since 1964, the database comprises almost 400,000 bibliographic entries. Covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide, including all key English-language historical journals, selected historical journals from major countries, state and local history journals, and a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Your Columbia College email username* and *password* are required for remote access. (Don't know your CC email username and password? Contact the Office of Information Technology: 786-3007).
Scribners Writers	Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres (including philosophy) drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series, including African American Writers, African Writers, American Nature Writers, American Writers, Ancient Writers, The Books of the Bible, British Writers, European Writers, Latin American Writers, Modern American Women Writers, Science Fiction Writers, Supernatural Writers, and Writers for Children. A password* (obtainable at the library's reference or circulation desk: 786-3703 or 786-3877) is required for remote access.
Historical Abstracts	A complete bibliographic reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered in America: History and Life). Covers over 2,000 journals published worldwide, including the key historical journals from virtually every major country, as well as a targeted selection of hundreds of journals in the social sciences and humanities. Your Columbia College email username* and *password* are required for remote access. (Don't know your CC email username and password? Contact the Office of Information Technology: 786-3007).