Course Guide: Philosophy Senior Thesis (PH 402)
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Databases and Indexes--find articles |
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Large, scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing indexing for over 8,000 journals with full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications. 197 titles are specifically designated as in the philosophy field and some 300 journals cover the areas of religion and theology. 1975--current | Some full text | More info |
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Provides access to scholarly, peer reviewed journals. Our collection (Arts & Sciences 1) includes core journals in economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences. Our collection includes 11 titles that are specifically designated as in the philosophy field. To access an article that is not part of our subscription collection check with a librarian or order it from another library. 1800s--current |Some full text |
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Informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered includes journal articles, books, book chapters, and book reviews. 1940s--current | Citations & abstracts only |
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Comprehensive source for scholarly journals. Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, religion, gender studies, economics, and many others. Some 20 titles are specifically designated as in the philosophy field. For articles to which we do not have full text access, use the "Open URL at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota" link provided to order from another library. Some full text| More info |
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Reference Books of Note |
Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. Edited by Robert Audi. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
R103 C17
Companion to Metaphysics. Edited by Jaegwon Kim, Ernest Sosa, and Gary Rosenkrantz. Blackwell, 2nd ed. 2009.
R110.3 C73
(Do a "series" search on the MnPALS catalog "Advanced" search screen to see all the titles in the Blackwell Companion series we own)
Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by Paul Edwards. Macmillan, 1967.
R103 E26 | 8 vols. and Supplement
Oxford Companion to Philosophy. Edited by Ted Honderich. Oxford University Press, 1995.
R103 O98
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Edited by Edward Craig. Routledge, 1998.
R103 R86 | 10 vols.
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Recommended Web sites |
Google Scholar provides a simple way to search for scholarly literature. When accessing this database through the link provided here you will find free connections to the pay for view materials that are located in our subscription sources. Just click on "Find Full Text @SMU."
Some full text, some pay for view
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Recommended by your professor--"Refereed, with good bibliographies, links. Solid over-views and depth."
From OCLC, the largest, most comprehensive catalog of books and other materials, with records from over 55,000 libraries worldwide. Materials found in WorldCat may be borrowed through our interlibrary loan program.
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