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Philosophy: Library Resources

Resources for the study of Philosophy

The following resources are available through the Catholic International Library. The ability to download or print from these resources varies by publisher. Proprietary resources require you to log-in using your Populi User ID and Password. For questions about accessing, downloading, or printing these resources, please contact the librarian by email at library@catholiciu.edu or by calling (304) 825-7536 between 8 am and 5 pm Eastern.

Secondary Sources

Common good and self-interest in Medieval and early modern philosophy

God, Philosophy, Universities

Maternal Conceptions in Classical Literature and Philosophy

Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture

Philosophy and Leadership

Prehistoric Myths in Modern Political Philosophy

Primary Sources

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume I: Introductory and Reference Materials

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume II: Beginnings and Early Ionian Thinkers, Part 1

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume III: Early Ionian Thinkers, Part 2

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume IV: Western Greek Thinkers, Part 1

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume V: Western Greek Thinkers, Part 2

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VI: Later Ionian and Athenian Thinkers, Part 1

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VII: Later Ionian and Athenian Thinkers, Part 2

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume VIII: Sophists, Part 1

Early Greek Philosophy, Volume IX: Sophists, Part 2

Digital Libraries

Loeb Classical Library
The digital Loeb Classical Library is an interconnected, fully searchable, perpetually growing, virtual library of all that is important in Greek and Latin literature.

Perseus Digital Library
The Perseus Digital Library is a partner and supporter of Open Greek and Latin. The library hosts over 2400 works in 3192 editions and translations.

PhilPapers
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers. PhilPapers monitors all sources of research content in philosophy, including journals, books, and open access archives. They also host the largest open access archive in philosophy. Our index currently contains 2,760,023 entries categorized in 5,945 categories.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.

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The Offices of the Provost, the Dean of Humanities and Sciences, and the Dean of Research, Stanford University
The SEP Library Fund: containing contributions from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the membership dues of academic and research libraries that have joined SEPIA.
The John Perry Fund and The SEP Fund: containing contributions from individual donors.
The Friends of the SEP Society Fund: containing membership dues from individuals who have joined to obtain such member benefits as nicely formatted PDF versions of SEP entries.
The SEP gratefully acknowledges founding support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, The American Philosophical Association/Pacific Division, The Canadian Philosophical Association, and the Philosophy Documentation Center. Fundraising efforts were supported by a grant from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

Blogs & Podcasts

Edward Fesser
History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.

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