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Philosopher's Index (PhilosopherIndex)
A comprehensive source for research in all fields of philosopy
Why select this database?
- Covers all major fields of philosophy such as aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, etc., and philosophy of related interdisciplinary fields such as education, history, law and religion.
- Contains citation information and author-written abstracts for journal articles, books, contributions to anthologies, and book reviews, published from 1940 to the present.
- Indexes over 620 journals from more than 40 countries in 30 languages.
- Complements the humanities databases in FirstSearch and the rich philosophical resources in WorldCat.
- Links to online full text from Electronic Collections Online, Wilson Select Plus, and other databases.
- Links to library's holdings in WorldCat and to OCLC Resource Sharing.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| Aesthetics |
Philosophy of education |
| Axiology |
Philosophy of history |
| Epistemology |
Philosophy of language |
| Ethics |
Philosophy of religion |
| Logic |
Philosophy of science |
| Metaphilosophy |
Political philosophy |
| Philosophical anthropology |
Social philosophy |
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| Sources |
620+
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
405,000+ |
| Dates covered |
1940 to present |
| Updated |
Quarterly |
| Producer information |
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| Copyright |
Copyright 2004 Philosopher's Information Center. All rights reserved |
Index labels and examples of
an expert search in Philosopher's Index
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
zen buddhism
goehr lydia
0739102478
(keyword searches the following indexes: Author, Abstract, Named Person, Source, Standard Number, Subject, Title, Year) |
| Abstract |
ab: |
"what am I" |
| Accession number |
no: |
3100486 |
| Author |
au: |
erion |
| Author phrase |
au= |
erion, gerald j
[last name first] |
| Descriptors |
de |
genome |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
human genome |
| Document type phrase |
dt= |
contribution and ti: fundamentals of philosophy |
| First page |
pg: |
45 ans so= methexis: revista internacional de filosofia antigua |
| Issue |
is: |
22 and so: acta analytica |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
german and kw: karl marx |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
confucius |
| Publication date |
pd: |
D 2003 and so=international philosophical quarterly
200312 and so=international philosophical quarterly |
| Publication info |
pb: |
cambridge univ pr 1998 and dt=monograph |
| Reviewer |
rv: |
ivaldo |
| Reviewer phrase |
rv= |
ivaldo, marco
[last name first] |
| Source |
so: |
philosophia |
| Source phrase |
so= |
philosophia: philosophical quarterly of israel |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0015-1831 [use hyphens with ISSN numbers]
079235141X [omit hyphens with ISBN numbers] |
| Subject |
su: |
personality |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
multiple personality |
| Title |
ti: |
epictetus |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
epictetus: a stoic and socratic guide to life |
| Update code |
ud: |
382
[for volume 38, issue 2 of the printed edition of Philosopher's Index] |
| Volume |
vo: |
12 and is: 4 and so=philosophical psychology |
| Year |
yr: |
2000 and su=Wittgenstein |
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