Olin Library Research Guides: Philosophy: Find Articles

Learning Outcomes for RCC Instruction

Identify and navigate the library website in order to find a variety of trustworthy information sources.
Recognize how to contact a librarian, tutor, or writing consultant in order to request assistance throughout the research and writing process.
Select the appropriate library resources, space, or service in order to meet individual learning goals.
Recognize different search strategies via the library or the open web in order to obtain relevant results.
Distinguish between types of information sources (scholarly articles, newspaper and magazine articles, books, multimedia, data, websites) in order to determine their respective authority and intent.

What are these sources?

These online databases provide the full text or citations for journal articles and other publications relevant to philosophy. The specialized databases listed are devoted in whole or in part to the field of philosophy; the publications they include and in some cases the search options they provide are tailored to the needs of philosophers. The multidisciplinary databases listed cover philosophy publications among those in other fields.

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Specialized Databases

Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Contains indexes and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy.

L'Annee Philologique
An index to books, journal articles and ancient texts in Classical Studies. This database is limited to 10 simultaneous users.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.
Early English Books Online This link opens in a new window
Contains digital facsimiles of books published from 1475-1700.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
Articles from scholarly journals, popular magazines and newspapers, in many different subject areas.