Reference Sources
Electronic Texts
Books + Media
Journal Articles
The Internet
The following list represents some examples of the specialized reference work types in the Von der Ahe Library useful for research in Philosophy. For additional sources, please consult LINUS and/or the Reference Librarian. General
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. REF B 41 .C35 1999
A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. REF B 131 .G67 1989
Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion. REF B41.R43 1999
Dictionary of World Philosophy. REF B41.I26 2001
Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy. REF B 121 .E53 2001
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy. REF B 163 .E53 1997
The Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 8 Vols. & Supplt. REF B 41 .E5 1967
The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy. REF B 41 .B53 1994
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. online version LMU only
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 10 vols. REF B 51 .R68 1998
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (in progress)
World Philosophers and Their Works. REF B104.W67 2000 (3 vols.)
Handbooks, Guides, etc.
A Companion to Epistemology. REF BD 161 .C637 1992
A Companion to the Philosophers. REF B72.C595 1999
Key Ideas in Human Thought. REF B 41 .K48 1993
Philosophy: A Guide to the Reference Literature (Bynagle). REF B 72 .B96 1997
Research Guide to Philosophy. REF B 52 .T5 1983
Individual Philosophers and Philosophical Schools
Augustine Through the Ages. REF B656.Z69A84 1999
Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers. REF B 104 .B56 1996
The Cambridge Companion to Aristotle. REF B 485 .C35 1995
Dictionary of Existentialism. REF B819.D455 1999
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. REF B802.D491613 2001 (2 vols.)
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment. REF B802.E53 2003 (4 vols.)
Great Thinkers of The Eastern World. REF B 5005 .G74 1995
Medieval Philosophers. REF B 721 .M45 1992
Thirty-Five Oriental Philosophers. REF B 5005 .C65 1994
Women Philosophers: A Bio-Critical Source Book. REF B 105 .W6 K47 1989
Bibliographical Resources
Resources In Ancient Philosophy: An Annotated Bibliography of Scholarship in English, 1965-1989. MAIN STACKS B 171 .B39 1991
Contemporary Philosophy of Mind: An Annotated Bibliography
See the Philosophy Resources links accessible via the Philosophy Department page. Click on the Resources link in the leftmost frame. Some examples:
Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts (Western Phil.)
Works of Aquinas (Thomas Instituut Utrecht)
Noesis: Philosophical Research On-Line
Past Masters LMU only
Collected works of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, British philosophers 1600-1900, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Darwin, Peirce, Wittgenstein, and Kierkegaard's journals and papers. Also included are political philosophy texts from Machiavelli to Mill, and Poinsot's Tractatus de Signis. Searchable by word, phrase, etc. across your selection of texts.
Patrologia Latina LMU only
Searchable electronic version of the first version of the first edition of Migne's Patrologia Latina comprising the works of the Church fathers from 200 to 1216 A.D. Print versions of the PL as well as the Patrologia Graeca and Sources Chretiennes available.
Books and Media dealing with philosophy can be identified in LINUS, LMU's online catalog, by author, title, keyword, and subject. If you're not familiar with using LINUS, see our LINUS Tutorial. Since the Von der Ahe library is arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System, most philosophy books, media, journals, etc. will have call numbers starting with the letter " B ". Philosophical aspects of other disciplines, however, will most often be filed within that discipline (philosophy of literature in the Ps, architecture and philosophy in the Ns, etc.).
You may request books from other university libraries if they are not available at LMU. Search LINK+ and request the book online using your OneCard. Your book should arrive in 3-4 days. For more information on LINK+ please see LINK+ Instructions.
The Charles Von der Ahe Library provides access to philosophy journal articles via print and online subscriptions (see Databases). The best way to locate journal research on any topic is to check one or more periodical indexes pertinent to your subject. Indexes may be online, on CD-ROM, or in paper format. If you are off campus, please read Connect to LMU's library databases from off campus. Philosophy majors can benefit from several excellent indexes, including the following:
The Philosopher's Index (1940+ ) LMU only
Indexing and abstracts from over 300 journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields;
also indexes philosophy books and contributions to anthologies.
Print version, updated quarterly, available at INDEX B52 .P47 .
Humanities Abstracts LMU only
Indexes over 460 periodicals in the humanities, including philosophy, from 1984 to the present.
From 1994 on, may include abstracts.
Print version, available as Humanities Index, goes back to 1974. INDEX HM 1.A3 S61
ProQuest Research Library - Humanities Module LMU only
Indexes journals and magazines; some with Full-Text.
ATLA LMU only
All aspects of world religions, including philosophical topics. Index to over 1000 periodicals in religion;
also indexes multi-author books and book reviews.
Historical Abstracts LMU only Print version at INDEX D 299 .H5
America: History and Life LMU only Print version at INDEX E 18 .A48
Provide good coverage of focused scholarly articles in history. HA covers the world since C.E.1450.
AHL covers aspects of U.S. and Canadian history and pre-history.
L'Année Philologique LMU only Print version at INDEX PA 29 .A55
Annual comprehensive bibliography of classical studies covering prehistory to C.E. 400. Indexes about
a thousand publications; covered articles, book reviews, festschriften and papers are in various Western
languages. Organized by subject (in French); content includes philosophy, language, literature, history and
more. LMU has 1924-27, and 1945 onwards.
Consult LMU's Journal List to determine if the Library has the journals you need. Check Other Libraries to see if the University of California, California State University, or U.S.C. libraries have those journals that LMU doesn't hold in paper, microfilm, or online. You can get articles via our Document Delivery Service for a small charge. Ask at Reference.
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