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Guides to the literature

Bynagle, Hans E. Philosophy, a guide to the reference literature. Littleton, Colo., Libraries Unlimited, 1986.  Call#: Z7125.B97 1986, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference- Stacks 2

List, Charles J, and Steven H. Plum. Library research guide to philosophy. Ann Arbor, Mich. Pierian Press, 1990.  Call#: B52.L57 1990, Pattee—Stacks BA

Tice, Terrence N. and Thomas P. Slavens. Research guide to philosophy. Chicago, American Library Association, 1983.  Call#: B52.T5 1983, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries

The Cambridge dictionary of philosophy, 2nd ed. Robert Audi, ed. Cambridge; New York, NY, USA, Cambridge University Press, 1999.  Call#: B41.C35 1999, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

The Hutchinson dictionary of ideas. Santa Barbara, CA, ABC-CLIO, 1994.
Call#: B105.I28H872 1994, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Cassin, Barbara. Vocabulaire européen des philosophies: dictionnaire des intraduisibles. Paris: Le Robert, 2004.

Peters, Francis E. Greek philosophical terms, a historical lexicon. York, New York University Press, 1967.  Call#: B49.P4, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Reese, William L. Dictionary of philosophy and religion, eastern and western thought. New and enlarged ed. Atlantic Highlands, N.J., Humanities Press International, 1996.
Call#: B41.R43 1996, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Ritter, Joachim. Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophie. Basel: Schwabe, 1971.

Waibl, Elmar and Philip Herdina. German dictionary of philosophical terms = Worterbuch philosophischer Fachbegriffe Englisch. Muchen, K.G. Saur; NewYork, Routledge, 1997. 2 v.
Call#: B43.W29 1997, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of classical philosophy. Donald J. Zeyl, ed. Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1997.

Call#: B163.E53 1997, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

The Encyclopedia of philosophy. Paul Edwards, ed. New York, Macmillan, 1967 8 v.
Call#: B41.E5, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Encyclopedia of philosophy. Supplement. Donald M. Borchert, ed. New York, Simon & Schuster, 1996.  Call#: B41.E5 1996, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

The Oxford companion to philosophy. Ted Honderich, ed. Oxford; New York, Oxford University Press, 1995.  Call#: B51.O94 1995, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Ready Ref - 2nd Flr, W 202

Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy. Edward Craig, ed. London; New York, Routledge, 1998. 10 v.  Call#: B51.R68 1998, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Ready Ref - 2nd Flr, W 202

Biographical sources, Directories

Biographical dictionary of twentieth-century philosophers. Stuart Brown, Diane Collinson, Robert Wilkinson, eds. London; New York, Routledge, 1996.
Call#: B804.B52 1996, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

The dictionary of eighteenth-century British philosophers. John W. Yolton, John Valdimir Price and John Stephens, eds. Bristol, Thoemmes Press, 1999. 2 v.
Call#: B1301.D527 1999, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Hypatia's daughters: fifteen hundred years of women philosophers. Linda Lopez McAlister, ed. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1996.
Call#: B105.W6H97 1996, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Medieval philosophers. Jeremiah Hackett, ed. Detroit, Gale Research, 1992.
Call#: PS221.D5 v.115, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

World philosophers and their works. John K. Roth, ed. Pasadena, Salem Press, 2000.
Call#: B104.W67 2000, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Ready Ref—2nd Flr, W 202

 

Directories

Directory of American philosophers. 1962/63– . Albuquerque: A.J. Bahm. Biennial.
Call#: B935.D5 2000/2001, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

International directory of philosophy and philosophers. 1965-. Bowling Green, Ohio, etc, Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green University.  Call#: B804.I53 1999/2000, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Bibliographies

Barth, E. M.Women philosophers, a bibliography of books through 1990. Bowling Green, Ohio, Philosophy Documentation Center, c1992. 
Call#: B72.B34 1992, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Bell, Albert A., and James B. Allis. Resources in ancient philosophy, an annotated bibliography of scholarship in English, 1965-1989. Metuchen, N.J., Scarecrow Press, 1991.
Call#: B171.B39 1991, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Kaylor, Noel Harold, 1946-. The medieval Consolation of philosophy, an annotated bibliography. New York, Garland, 1992.  Call#: B659.Z69K38 1992, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Tobey, Jeremy L., 1934-.  The history of ideas, a bibliographical introduction. Santa Barbara, American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press, 1975-1977. 2 v.  Call#: Z7128.I3T6, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

World philosophy, a contemporary bibliography. John R. Burr and Charlotte A. Burr, eds. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 1993.  Call#: B801.W87 1993, Pattee, Arts & Humanities Reference - Stacks 2

Bibliogaphies - Periodicals


Bibliographie de la philosophie
. 1937-. Paris, J. Vrin.. None published July 1939-1945. Continued by: Bibliographie de la philosophy. which began in 1954.  Call#: Z7127.I5, Pattee—Stacks 2

Bibliographie de la philosophie = Bibliography of philosophy. [annee]1- jan./mar.1954-. Paris, Librairie Philosophique, J. Vrin. Quarterly. Supersedes Bibliographie de la philosophie published by the International Institute of philosophy, 1937-1952-53. See above).  Call#: Z7127.B5, Pattee—Stacks 2

Bulletin signaletique. 519. Philosophie. Vol. 1 (1947)-v. 44, no. 4 (1990). Paris, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, Centre de documentation sciences humaines, 1947-1990. 44 v. Quarterly. Title varies.  Call#: Z7127.F7, Pattee—Stacks 2

Francis bulletin signaletique. 519. Philosophie. Vol. 45, no. 1-v. 48, no. 4. Nancy, France, Institut de l'information scientifique et technique, 1991-1994. 4 v. Four issues a year, plus annual index. Other title: Francis bulletin signaletique. 519. Philosophie. Continues: Bulletin signaletique. 519, Philosophie.
Call#: Z7127.F701, Pattee—Stacks 2

Geldsetzer, Lutz. Bibliography of the International Congresses of Philosophy, proceedings, 1900-1978 = Bibliographie der Internationalen Philosophie Kongresse : Beitrage, 1900-1978. Munchen; New York, Saur, 1981.  Call#: Z7125.G4513, Pattee—Stacks 2

Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie. T. 1, no. 1 (fevr. 1949)-t. 42, no. 4 (nov. 1990). Louvain, Institut superieur de philosophie, 1949-1990. 42 v. Quarterly. At head of title, 1949-1970 : Societe philosophique de Louvain. Continues: Repertoire bibliographique. Continued by: International philosophical bibliography.  Call#: Z7127.R42, Pattee—Stacks 2

International philosophical bibliography = Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie. 43, 1 (1991)-. Louvain-la-Neuve, Editions de l'Institut superieur de philosophie, Universite catholique de Louvain, 1991-. Quarterly. Continues: Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie, which combines with: Bibliografisch repertorium van de wijsbegeerte, a section in: Tijdschrift voor filosogile.
Call#: Z7127.R4201, Pattee—Stacks 2. Continues previous title.

Reviews, Publication & Translation History

19th Century Masterfile: contains Poole's Index to Periodical Literature

Farber, Evan Ira. Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974. Woodbridge, CT:Research Publications, 1982-1984.

Farber, Evan Ira. Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974. Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications, 1979-1982.

Literature Criticism Online: contains Nineteenth-Century Criticism and Literature Criticism from 1400-1800.

Guerry, Herbert. A Bibliography of Philosophical Bibliographies. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1977.

World Philosophy: Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem, 1982.

Google Books

Using Google Books to Research publishing History

Author bibliographies (search The CAT)

WorldCat

The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints. London: Mansell, 1968-1981.

National bibliographies (search The CAT)

Indexes and Guides to Western European Periodicals