LibGuides: Philosophy: Databases

Philosophy Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
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ACLS Humanities Ebook This link opens in a new window
Electronic books of high quality in the field of history.
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Arts and Humanities Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Index and cited references for articles in the arts and humanities. Includes or has links to full text.
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JSTOR : the Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
Full text articles, eBooks, and primary sources for many disciplines.
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Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Full text of about 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works.
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Oxford Academic This link opens in a new window
Cross-searchable library containing the full text of scholarly books from Oxford University Press and other university presses.
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PhilPapers: Philosophical Research Online This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles. PhilPapers offers unique features such as real-time indexing of pre-prints, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, advanced search functionality, and discussion forums.
Religion and Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
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Helpful Websites

American Philosophical Assocation
The main professional organization for philosophers in the United States. Founded in 1900, its mission is to promote the exchange of ideas among philosophers, to encourage creative and scholarly activity in philosophy, to facilitate the professional work and teaching of philosophers, and to represent philosophy as a discipline.
Ask Philosophers
Pose a question on a philosophical issue and get a response from a panel of philosophers.
EthicShare
Provides an index to literature in the field, a news feed service and discussion forum, with a primary emphasis on topics related to bioethics. Based at University of Minnesota. Update: the previous website appears to be down, but the collections can be searched through this link.
Ethics Updates
Intended for instructors and students of both theoretical and applied ethics courses. Its aim is to provide updates on current literature, both professional and popular.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Free online encyclopedia on philosophical topics and philosophers founded by James Fieser in 1995.
Philosophy Bites
Podcasts of top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics.
Philosophy Talk
Radio show hosted by two philosophers who discuss a wide range of topics from popular culture to the human condition.
PHILWEB Bibliographical Archive
With sections devoted to 15 branches of philosophy, 21 philosophical methodologies, 4 historical eras, 22 regions, and hundreds upon hundreds of philosophers and other theorists, PHILWEB is a massive pathfinder to print and electronic information in philosophy. Update: website appears down, but can be accessed through the internet archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20191001000000*/http://www.phillwebb.net/
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.

Database Guides

Google Scholar

Citation Finder

Electronic Journal Center/EJC (OhioLINK) This link opens in a new window
Full text of 4300+ research journals.
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Have a citation but need to find the actual article? Use the form found at this link to look up a specific journal title.

If you are looking for articles on a certain topic, please see the links for HML databases. If you are looking for a specific book or an entire journal, please use the HML journal finder.

Off Campus Access

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