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Online Starters - Reference Works and Review Journals

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Started in 1995, this continuously updated free to use online encyclopedia is an excellent starting place to get broad knowledge on a topic in philosophy.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
An online peer-reviewed source for detailed reference articles on philosophical topics.
Philosophy Compass
A journal publishing peer-reviewed review articles on various topics in contemporary philosophy.

Oxford Bibliography of Philosophy (Oxford)
Brief reviews of topics with references to high quality further reading.

The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers in America by John R. Shook (Editor, Editor)
ISBN: 9781472570550

Publication Date: 2016-02-11

Contains 450 biographical essays on American philosophers.

Credo Reference
This is a more general academic reference work, useful for an introduction to many subjects.

Handbook of African Philosophy by Elvis Imafidon, Mpho Tshivhase, Björn Freter
ISBN: 9783031251498

A broad overview of African philosophy, segmented into topical overviews.

Physical Reference Works

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call Number: B51 .R68 1998
Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call Number: B41 .E5
The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought by F. Abiola Irele (Editor); Biodun Jeyifo (Editor)
Call Number: DT14 .I74 2010
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics by Michael Kelly (Editor)
Call Number: BH56 .E53 1998
Encyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy by J. Baird Callicott; Robert Frodeman
Call Number: GE42 .E533 2009

Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy
Call Number: B41 .B53 1994
Historical Dictionary of Feminist Philosophy
Call Number: HQ1190 .G36 2006
Dictionary of Philosophy of Religion
Call Number: BL51 .D514 2010

ISBN: 9781441111975

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Literature
Call Number: PN45 .O84 2009
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Economics
Call Number: HB72 .O95 2009
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Emotion
Call Number: B105.E46 O94 2010
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Religion
Call Number: BL51 .O94 2005

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