Finding Books and eBooks - Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
The majority of the Library's book collections are now available online as eBooks. You can search for both print and online using UR Library Search.
Here are some FAQs about finding and accessing books and eBooks:
- How to search UR Library Search
- How do I find a book on the shelves?
- Borrowing books and requesting items
- Where can I find my module readings?
Most print books in Philosophy, Religion and Ethics can be found on the first floor of the Library at the following Shelfmark locations (also known as a Call Number).
Bible Commentaries: You can find a handy list of many Bible Commentaries held in the Library here: Bible Commentaries Resource List.
| Philosophy Subjects (100 to 199) | Shelfmark(s) | Religion and Theology subjects (200 to 299) | Shelfmark(s) |
| Ancient, Medieval and Eastern Philosophy | 180 to 189 | Bible | 220 to 229 |
| Ethics | 170 to 179 | Christianity and Christian theology | 230 to 239 |
| Logic | 160 to 169 | Christian denominations and sects | 280 to 289 |
| Metaphysics | 111 to 119 | Christian ethics | 241 |
| Modern Western philosophy | 190 to 199 | Doctrines | 202 |
| Philosophical systems | 140 to 149 | Islam | 297 |
| Philosophy: general | 100 to 110 | Judaism | 296 |
| Philosophy and theory of religion | 210 to 219 |
Philosophy and theory of religion |
210 to 219 |
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Political science |
320 to 329 (Second Floor) |
Religions of Indic origin |
294 |
eBooks and Online Reference books
Most Essential texts, and many more, are provided as eBooks and can be found via UR Library Search. The following online reference works are particularly useful for these subjects.
- Brill's New Pauly Online This link opens in a new window
A recognised standard reference work for students and scholars of the ancient world.
- Encyclopaedia of Islam This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive and diverse reference guide to current knowledge of the Islamic World, including details of Islamic history, religion and the global Muslim diaspora.
- Encyclopaedia Judaica 2007 This link opens in a new window
Overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel.
- American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Profiles of nearly 20,000 influential Americans from all eras of USA history, from pre-colonial times to recent years.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography This link opens in a new window
50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2000.
- Oxford Bibliographies: Classics This link opens in a new window
All articles are written and reviewed by Classics experts, combining the features of an annotated bibliography with a high-level encyclopaedia.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
A collection of reference works published by Oxford University Press, enabling cross searching of over 100 world-leading dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
- Who's Who and Who Was Who This link opens in a new window
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.
Most Essential texts, and many more, are provided as eBooks and can be found via UR Library Search. The following eBook collections are particularly useful for these subjects.
- Bloomsbury Collections This link opens in a new window
Arts and humanities, especially Philosophy. NOTE: We do not subscribe to all of the content in this database. You can refine your results by selecting the option “Only Show content which I have full access to."
- Cambridge Companions This link opens in a new window
Includes the Companions in: Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Literature and the Classics and Music.
- Cambridge Companions This link opens in a new window
Includes the Companions in: Philosophy, Religion and Culture, Literature and the Classics and Music.
- Charles Sanders Peirce: Collected Papers (Past Masters) This link opens in a new window
Comprises the complete eight volume edition of The Collected Papers of Charles Sanders Peirce.
- Charles Sanders Peirce: Published Works I (Past Masters) This link opens in a new window
Contains “Contributions to the Nation”, and A Comprehensive Bibliography of the Published Works of Charles Sanders Peirce, 2nd edition.
- Digital Library of Classic Protestant Texts This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive collection of texts from the religious and social upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Early English Books Online (EEBO) This link opens in a new window
Digital facsimile images of virtually every work printed in English from 1473-1700, searchable by keyword.
- Early European Books This link opens in a new window
Facsimile images of books printed in Europe before 1701, searchable by keyword.
- Loeb Classical Library This link opens in a new window
Over 520 volumes of classic Greek and Latin literature (many in English), including: poetry, drama, history, travel, philosophy, oratory, medicine and mathematics.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books written and compiled by the world’s leading scholars in their field.
- Past Masters This link opens in a new window
Full text works in philosophy and humanities, including: political thought, religious studies, sociology, history of science, economics, and classics. Content ranges from articles and essays to correspondence.
- Social Theory This link opens in a new window
Covers writing from the eighteenth century to the present and includes key works by Durkheim, Weber, Habermas, Gilman, Foucault and Baudrillard.