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Philosophy Reference Works in English
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• Basic English language dictionaries and encyclopedias: Oxford Companion to Philosophy B51.O94 1995 | Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy 10 v. 1998. B51.R68 | Encyclopedia of Philosophy 10 v. 2004. B41.E5
• Blackwell companions to philosopy

Cambridge companion volumes are usually shelved in Green Stacks. Blackwell philosopher dictionaries are variously shelved.

• Critical Theory
• Quotations (general) & Concordances | Finding specialized print sources

Individual Philosophers and Surveys:
biography, explication, bibliography

• From the beginning to Plato
• From Aristotle to Augustine
• Medieval philosophy
• The Renaissance and seventeenth century rationalism
• British philosophy and the Age of Enlightenment
• The Age of German idealism
• The Nineteenth century
• Twentieth-century Continental philosophy
• Philosophy of science, logic, and mathematics in the twentieth century
• Philosophy of meaning, knowledge, and value in the twentieth century

Other sets and single volume reference works

• The biographical encyclopedia of Islamic philosophy. 2 v. 2006. Lane Rm
• Encyclopedia of Buddhism. BL1407.E56 2004.
• Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment / Alan Charles Kors, editor in chief. 4 v. 2004. Lane Rm
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. 3rd ed. BL51 .T55 2004
• Philosophic classics [Anthology]. 2003-.
• Encyclopedia of Chinese philosophy. 2003. Lane Rm.
• Postmodernism: The Key Figures. 2002.
• Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment / edited by Michel Delon. 2 v. 2002. Lane Rm.
• World philosophers and their works. B104 .W67 2000.
• Fifty Eastern thinkers. 2000. Lane Rm.
• The dictionary of seventeenth-century British philosophers. 2 v. 2000. Lane Rm

• A companion to the philosophers. B72.B565 1999. African philosophers -- Chinese philosophers -- European and Americaan philosophers -- Indian philosophers -- Japanese philosophers -- Islamic and Jewish philosophers.
• The dictionary of eighteenth-century British philosophers. 2 v. Lane Rm. B1301.D52 1999.
• Dictionary of existentialism. Humanities & Area Studies Res Ctr B819 .D455 1999.
• The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought. Lane Rm. AG5 .F7 1999.
• Augustine through the ages: an encyclopedia. 1999. Lane Rm
• Companion encyclopedia of Asian philosophy. B121.C66 1997.
• Encyclopedia of phenomenology. B829.5 .E53 1997.
• Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers. B72.B56 1996.
• Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy. B41.C35 1995.
• Great thinkers of the Eastern world: the major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China. India, Japan, Korea, and the world of Islam. B5005.G74 1995.
• Great thinkers of the Eastern world: the major thinkers and the philosophical and religious classics of China, India, Japan, Korea, and the world of Islam. B5005.G74. 1995.
• Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers. B5005.C65 1994.
• Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: from structuralism to postmodernity. B804.L37 1994.
• Thirty-five Oriental Philosophers. B5005.C65 1994.
• Guide to Human Thought. AZ221.B56 1993.
• Medieval Philosophers. PS129.D52 v.115 1992.
• Great Thinkers of the Western World. B72.G74 1992.
• Encyclopedia of Ethics (2 vols.) BJ63.E45 1992.
• The Blackwell companion to the Enlightenment. CB411.B57 1991.
• Resources in Ancient Philosophy.... Z7125.B39 1991.
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Yoga. B132.Y6.F49 1990.
• Exploring Phenomenology. 2nd ed. B829.5.S67 1990.
• Handbook of Semiotics. P99.N6513 1990.

• Women Philosophers: a bio-critical sourcebook. B105.W6K47 1989.
• Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit terms defined in English. B131.G67 1989.
• Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy & Religion. BL1005.L4183 1988.
• Guide to Indian Philosophy. Z7129.I5P68 1988.
• Fifty Major Philosophers. B72.C59 1987.
• Thinkers of the 20th Century. 2nd ed. CT120.T45 1987.
• Dictionary of Narratology. P302.7P75 1987.
• Chronology & Thematic Charts of Philosophies & Philosophers. BD21.H725 1986.
• Chronological & Thematic Charts of Philosophies & Philosophers. BD21.H725 1986.
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Semiotics. 3 v. P99.E65 1986.
• Dictionary of Philosophy. B41.L13 1986. Translation of standard Soviet work Filosofskii slovar.
• Handbook of Philosophical Logic. 4 vols. BC6.H36 1985 Math/Comp Sci Library.
• Chinese Philosophical Terms. B5231.W785 1985.
• Guide to Buddhist Philosophy. Z7128.B93I53 1985.
• Research Guide to Philosophy. B52.T5 1983.
• Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern Thought. CT120.F65 1983.
• World Philosophy: essay-reviews of 225 major works. 5 vols. B29.W68 1982.
• Makers of Modern Culture. CT120.M36 1981.
• Dictionary of the History of Science. Q125.B98 1981.
• Handbook of World Philosophy since 1945. B804.A1.H36 1980.

• Dictionary of Asian Philosophies. B5005.N38 1979.
• Guide to Chinese Philosophy. Z7129.C5.F8 1978.
• History of Ideas: a bibliographical introduction. 2 v. Z7125.T58. 1975.
• Dictionary of the History of Ideas: studies of selected pivotal ideas. 4 vols. CB5.D52 1974.
• Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 18 v. Q141.D5 1972-.
• Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies. 1970-.
• Rule of Reason and the Ruses of the Heart: A Philosophical Dictionary of Classical French Criticism, Critics & Aesthetic Issues. PQ241.S2 1970. Part 2 deals with specific writers, e.g., Diderot, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Voltaire.
• Great books of the Western World. 1952.

• Directory of American Philosophers. (Annual) B935.D5
• International Directory of Philosophy. (Biannual) B35.I54
• Guidebook for Publishing Philosophy. Z7127.Y84 1986

Quotations/Concordances

Print Compendia: in Socrates search on philosopher's names and keywords "concordances" or "index" or "quotations", e.g., subject headings look like:

• Kant, Immanuel, 1724-1804--Indexes.
• Wittgenstein, Ludwig, 1889-1951 / Logisch Philosophische Abhandlung--Concordances
• Marx, Karl, 1818-1883--Quotations.

• Ancient quotes & anecdotes: from crib to crypt. Lane Rm. BJ1550 .A53 1989.
• A Dictionary of Philosophical Quotations. B68.D53 1992.
• New Dictionary of Existentialism. B819.N28 1971.
• Great Treasury of Western Thought. PN6331.G675 1977. Contains 50,000 entries and has thorough indexes

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