Research Guide: Philosophy of the Human Person (PH 345)
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Suggested search terms: "dualism," "soul," "evolution," "Darwin," "humans AND primates, "Marxism," "capitalism," "human nature," "abortion," "fetal rights," "fetal potential," "mind," "materialism," "artificial intelligence AND psychology," "artificial intelligence AND reasoning."
Large, scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing indexing for over 8,000 journals with full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications. Covers all subjects. Good place to start your search.
1975 --current | Some full text | More info
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials combines the premier index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion with ATLA's online collection of major religion and theology journals.
1949 --current | Some full text | More info
CPLI (Catholic Periodical and Literature Index)
Covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 419,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers
1981 --current | Citations only | More info
Gale®’s premier database for research in all the academic disciplines. Provides over 4,000 journal titles many of which are in full text. (from Gale's InfoTrac )
1980 --current | Some full text | More info
Informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered includes journal articles, books, book chapters, and book reviews. (from Sage)
1940s --current | Citations & abstracts only
Encompasses a wide range of topics from leading psychology and psychosomatic publications. In addition to clinical and social psychology, it also provides coverage of related disciplines including genetics, psychology of business and economics, communication, criminology, addiction, neurology, social welfare, and more. (from ProQuest)
1971 --current | Partial full text | More info
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Reference Books (Reference Room Main Floor) |
Most encyclopedias and dictionaries here are arranged alphabetically. Search for terms like "dualism," "soul," "evolution," "Darwin," "Marxism," "capitalism," "human nature," "abortion," "mind," "materialism," "artificial intelligence," etc.
- Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence (Wiley, 1987)
R006.303 E56
- Encyclopedia of Bioethics (Macmillan, 2004)
R1742.E56 | 5 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought, Social Science ,& Social Policy (Scarecrow, 2007)
R261.8 E56 | 2 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Evolution ( Oxford, 2002)
R576.803 E56 | 2 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Religion (Macmillan, 2005)
R200.3 E56e |15 vols.
- Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics (Scribner)
R203 E56 | 12 vols.
- Evolution and Creationism: a Documentary & Reference Guide (Greenwood, 2007)
R576.8 Y69
- More than Darwin: a History of the People & Places of the Evolution-Creationism Controversy (Greenwood, 2008)
R576.803 M82
- New Catholic Encyclopedia (Thomson Gale, 2nd ed. 2003)
R203 N53c | 15 vols.
- New Dictionary of the HIstory of Ideas (Scribner, 2005)
R903 N53 | 6 vols.
- Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Routledge, 1998)
R103 R86| 10 vols.
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
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Scholarly, peer-reviewed survey articles in all areas of philosophy. Search by keyword or browse.
Full text | From 1995 on
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"The SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research." (publisher's description)
Full text | From 1995 on
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