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Philosophy: Home

Getting Started

Welcome to your Subject Guide, where you'll find tailored guidance and advice on key library resources.

Most print books on Philosophy are located on the first floor of the Library at the folowing shelfmarks:

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, Handbooks & Companions

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.

Specialist databases

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.

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:

Other specialist libraries and archives: 

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