Research Guides: Philosophy: Recommended Resources

Handbooks, Encyclopedias, Databases

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is the premier (and free) online-only philosophy encyclopedia with an impressive group of over 100 subject editors from around the world.
Philosophy Handbooks & Companions
Handbooks and Companions are authoritative guides to topics in philosophy. The key publishers are Oxford, Cambridge and Routledge. They are collections of essays written by leading experts, offering accessible introductions to major writers, philosophers, topics, and periods. They also provide bibliographies of important scholarship.
PhilPapers: Online Research in Philosophy (Database)
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of works in philosophy. Some features require that you sign in first, but creating an account is easy and free. Over 50,000 people have registered.
Philosopher's Index (Database)
Similar to PhilPapers, this index on the EbscoHost platform provides citations and abstracts of journal articles and other resources in philosophy and the philosophical aspects of other disciplines.
Atla Religion Database
When researching any theo-philosophical topic, Atla Religion Database is one of the essential resources to explore the secondary literature.

Google and Google Scholar

In addition to the Stanford Encyclopedia, PhilPapers and Philosopher's Index, Google Scholar is a great way to find scholarly articles or book citations. After searching, look for features in your results that can help you find related articles:

The Cited By feature will show you who cited an article to help you gauge the importance of the article or book in that scholarly conversation.
Related Articles may direct you to other important works.

Linking Google Scholar to Buswell's collection can help you find your results more efficiently. The PDF below shows you how to link Google Scholar to Buswell Library so you can check if we have access to a resource.

Linking Google Scholar to Buswell Library
This is how you turn Google Scholar into a database that's linked to Buswell's full text resources.