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Philosophy

This guide provides a selection of resources from the DVC Library that support philosophy courses taught at DVC.

Course Reserves & Textbooks - PHIL 120, 122

Course Reserves & Textbooks - PHIL 130, 140, 141, 145, 160, 170

Course Reserves & Textbooks - PHIL 220, 224

Articles - Philosophy

JSTOR

JSTOR provides academic journal articles from thousands of titles, with particular emphasis on arts, social sciences, history, literature, ethnic and area studies, and the humanities.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

This database has full-text academic articles in almost every subject, including quite a few peer-reviewed and scholarly journals. A good choice for almost any topic.

Gale eBooks (GVRL)

Gale eBooks has reference encyclopedias that you can view online, which are useful for giving you a brief overview and important aspects of your topic.

Ebook Central (ProQuest)

Search and read over 100,000 books---all in digital format. Books cover a wide array of subjects.

Featured Books - Philosophy

Films - Philosophy

Philosophy & Religion - Films on Demand

Watch award-winning documentaries and educational programs about philosophy, world religions, and spirituality.

Religion & Philosophy - Academic Video Online (AVON)

Educational programs from well-known producers like A&E, BBC, and PBS.

Web Resources - Philosophy

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

"The 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."

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Encyclopedias feature approachable summaries and overview of important topics and notable figures in a field. The peer-reviewed Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) provides open access to detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.

Globethics

Aspires to become "the leading global platform for exchange of and research on ethics and values" through a triad of developing services available through free registration: a library, a community research network and facilitation of research working groups.

PhilPapers

PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers. Includes journals, books, open access archives, and personal pages maintained by academics. The largest open access archive in philosophy.

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