Welcome to your Subject Guide, where you'll find tailored guidance and advice on key library resources.
Philosophy: general, reference works, etc. |
100-110 |
Metaphysics |
111-119 |
Philosophical Systems |
140-149 |
Logic |
160-169 |
Ethics |
170-179 |
Ancient, Medieval and Eastern Philosophy |
180-189 |
Modern Western philosophy
|
190-199 |
Philosophy of Religion |
210-219 |
Political Science |
320-329 |
Most Essential texts, and many more, are provided in eBook format and can be found via UR Library Search. The following eBook collections are particularly useful for Philosophy:
Reference works such as dictionaries, encyclopaedias, companions, etc. are a great starting place to explore a new topic; many provide helpful summaries and useful bibliographies.
A collection of arts and humanities eBooks, with a strong focus on Philosophy.
A recognised standard reference work for students and scholars of the ancient world.
Includes the Companions in: Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Literature and the Classics and Music.
American and British history, economic and scientific history, philosophy, religious studies, theatre studies, warfare and literary studies.
Comprises the complete eight volume edition of The Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce.
Contains Charles Sanders Peirce: Contributions to the Nation, as well as A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce, 2nd edition.
An exhaustive resource for historians, theologians, political scientists, and sociologists studying the religious and social upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Digital facsimile images of virtually every work printed in English from 1473-1700, searchable by keyword.
Facsimile images of books printed in Europe before 1701, searchable by keyword.
Overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel.
A cross-searchable platform of eight databases containing digital reproductions of newspapers, periodicals, books and ephemera from the 17th to 20th centuries, including archives of the Illustrated London News, the Listener, Times & Times Literary Supplement (TLS).
The digital Loeb Classical Library covers Greek and Latin literature. Contents covered include epic and lyric poetry, tragedy and comedy, history, travel, philosophy, oratory and the great medical writers and mathematicians. There are more than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts.
The Oxford Handbooks series brings together the world’s leading scholars to write articles that survey the current state of scholarship in their field. The articles review the key issues, reveal original arguments and concepts, and set the agenda for new research.
This collection of reference works allows cross searching of over 100 dictionaries and encyclopedias published by Oxford University Press.
InteLex's Past Masters provides full-text electronic editions in philosophy and humanities with additional works in political thought, religious studies, sociology, the history of science, economics, and classics. It includes published and unpublished works, articles and essays, reviews and correspondence.
Covers writing from the eighteenth century to the present and includes key works by Durkheim, Weber, Habermas, Gilman, Foucault and Baudrillard.
The leading source of up to date information about over 90,000 influential people from all walks of life, worldwide, who have left their mark on British public life.Who Was Who is an archive of people included in previous editions of Who's Who.
Databases are large, searchable collections of academic materials (journal articles, ebooks, newspapers, videos, etc). Some journal databases provide access to full-text articles, whilst others provide abstract or citation information about journal articles that we may or may not have full-text access to. The content of most databases are linked to 'Search Everything' on UR Library Search, or for more precise and relevant search you can choose to search the individual databases.
A comprehensive social sciences database which provides an index to books, journals, newspapers and dissertations dating back to 1951.
Hundreds of full text journals and eBooks in the arts, humanities, social sciences and life sciences.
Covers: classics, modern languages and cultures, philosophy, theology and history, to political theory, sociology, anthropology, film and new media studies, and digital humanities.
Contents of 142 Oxford University Press Journals from their first issue to 1995.
An archive of hundreds of digitized journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Provides access to journal articles, eBooks and reviews in the humanities and social sciences. Spotlight on Project Muse blog post.
Database comprising Science, Social Science and Arts & Humanities citation indexes.
Provides access to curated high quality images from reliable sources that have been rights-cleared for use in education and research. It contains 300 collections composed of over 2 million images.
Access to digitised books, music, and artworks from Europe's museums, libraries, and archives.
The British Film Institute's curated streaming service for higher education, with a focus on British and European independent films. Note: after logging in with your Roehampton email address, you need to create a personal user account for access. You may watch content on personal devices or in class, but BFI Player is not licenced for public screenings.
Streams thousands of films, documentaries and training videos across a wide range of subjects. Note: Click 'Log in to Roehampton' on the left side of the screen to gain access. Please note: BBC programmes may be available via Roehampton Online Broadcasts (ROB).
Record and stream freeview TV and radio programmes for educational use, create clips and playlists, and access the archive of recorded programmes including BBC and Shakespeare Archives. ROB is managed by AVR, for assistance contact: avr@roehampton.ac.uk.
Over 140,000 images from over 300 art collections, free for educational use.
In addition to the collections listed below, the Library also subscribes to several digital archives - see the other pages in this guide for more details.
The University of Roehampton's Foyle Special Collections and Archives include material relating to Jewish Studies and the Roman Catholic church, plus much more:
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