Books & Audio-Visual
- AlleyCat
- Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Britannica Online | Britannica | info |
| yes | Credo Reference / Xreferplus - Philosophy & Psychology | Credo | info |
| yes | Encyclopedia of Bioethics | Gale | |
| yes | Encyclopedia of World Biography | Gale | info |
| yes | MagillOnLiterature | EBSCOhost | info |
Magazine & Journal Articles
| Full Text? | Database Name | Vendor | Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| yes | Academic Search Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | MasterFILE Premier | EBSCOhost | info |
| some | ERIC | EBSCOhost | info |
| yes | Religion & Philosophy Collection | EBSCOhost | info |
Web Sites
- Ethics Updates
- Designed for instructors and students to provide updates to current popular and professional literature on ethics, this Web site is organized under three main topics: ethical theories, applied ethics, and resources. Includes Internet links to classic texts, lectures, and online articles; streaming videos and PowerPoint slides. Among the applied ethics topics are Abortion, Animal Rights, Bioethics and Reproductive Technologies, Death Penalty & Punishment, Environmental Ethics, and Euthanasia.
- Fallacy Files
- Search for fallacies by name, from the alphabetical index in the left-hand frame, or by type using the Taxonomy of Fallacies link. A typical entry includes other names for the fallacy, type, examples and explanations.
- Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor presents specific and systematic guidelines for writing a philosophy paper. Covers the main objectives of a philosophy paper as well as outlines, composing drafts, rewriting, grammar, mechanics and anticipating objections.
- How to Read a Philosophy Paper
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor gives helpful hints on how to read a philosophy paper. The contents include: Skim the Article to Find Its Conclusion and Get a Sense of Its Structure; Go Back and Read the Article Carefully; and Evaluate the Author's Argument.
- Philosophical Terms and Methods
- New York University Associate Professor James Pryor defines philosophical argument and presents useful information on argument development.
- Philosophy Pages
- Especially helpful for beginning students, this Web site contains a 1,000-word dictionary, a survey of the history of Western philosophy, separate pages on major philosophers, and an introduction to logic.
Topical Search Engines
- EpistemeLinks.com
- A directory of over 19,000 links to philosophy resources categorized by Philosophers and Topics. Search Philosophers by time period, alphabetically or by topic. Search Topics by time periods, subject areas, schools and traditions. Also includes Links by Type. See especially Encyclopedia Entries.
- Philosophy Research Base
- A directory of online and text resources categorized by history, topic and individual philosophers. Also includes an alphabetical index and keyword searching.