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Metaphysics

Welcome to the research guide for your course in Metaphysics

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In the PHC Library catalog, you can search a variety of resources by title, author, keyword, or phrase, linking you to journal articles, ebooks, and print books in the on-campus collection. The more specific your search terms, the more specific the results will be.  For our Distance Learning (DL) students, excerpts from print items held in the on campus library can be provided on request.

If you are accessing electronic resources from off-campus and are required to log in, use your student portal user name and password to gain access. If you have difficulty with the website or accessing any resources, please let library staff know by email at askalibrarian@phc.edu or  library@phc.edu. 

Professional library assistance is available on campus, by phone at 540-441-8400, or by email at askalibrarian@phc.edu.

Reference Works

You will find the following items in print in the PHC on-campus collection.

History of philosophy, edited by Copleston, has a reputation for objectivity, scholarship, and scope. - B72 .C6
Encyclopedia of philosophy, edited by Donald M. Borchert - Ref B51 .E53 2006

Cambridge dictionary of philosophy  - Robert Audi - Ref B41 .C35 1999
Chronological and thematic charts of philosophies and philosophers - Hunnex - Ref BD 21 .H725 1986

Classical Philosophy, edited by Terence Irwin - B171 .C53 1999

Does the center hold?  - Donald Palmer - BD26 .P24 1996
History of Greek philosophy -  W. K. C. Guthrie - B171 .G83 1962
History of Western philosophy, W. T. Jones - B72 .J652 1969
History of Western philosophy and its connection with political and social circumstances  - Bertrand Russell - B72 .R8 1945
Love your God with all your mind: The role of reason in the life of the soul  - J. P. Moreland - BT50 . M62 1997
Oxford companion to the mind, edited by Richard L. Gregory- Ref BF 31 .O94 2004
Oxford companion to philosophy, edited by Ted Honderich - B51 .O94 2005
Oxford dictionary of philosophy, edited by Simon Blackburn - Ref B41 .B53 1996
Philosophical foundations for a Christian worldview  - J. P. Moreland and Lane Craig - BR100 . N68 2003
Routledge Companion to Philosophy of Religion edited by Chad Meister - Ref BL 51 .R5984 2010
Shorter Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy, edited by Edward Craig - Ref B51 .C58 2005


You will find following ebooks in the PHC ebook collection and if you have trouble accessing them, please contact askalibrarian@phc.edu for assistance:

Companion to Continental Philosophy: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Companion to Epistemology: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Companion to the Philosophers: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Companion to World Philosophies: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy
Concise Encyclopedia of Western Philosophy 3rd Ed.
Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Dictionary of World Philosophy
Encyclopedia of Postmodernism
Fifty Major Philosophers Routledge Key Guides; 2nd Ed.
Hegel Dictionary: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries
Heidegger Dictionary: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries
History of Philosophy in America, 1720-2000
Hobbes Dictionary: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries
Kant Dictionary: Blackwell Philosopher Dictionaries
Philosopher's Dictionary
A Short History of African Philosophy

Databases

Internet Resources

  • Adelaide provides access to an array of full-text, original source materials.
  • American Classical League links to classical resources, including organizations, journals, activities, teaching resources, and Internet sites.
  • Christian Classics Ethereal Library contains a full-text library of philosophical readings. The site may not be easy to navigate, but is rich in resources.
  • Classics provides additional full-text original source materials, maintained by M.I.T. The site is not beautiful, but is resource rich, and easy to navigate.
  • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  • Philosopher’s Imprint publishes peer-reviewed philosophy works through the University of Michigan Digital Library.
  • Plato: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy provides access to an impressive collection of writings by and about philosophers and philosophy maintained by Stanford University, and the universities of Amsterdam, Sydney, and Leeds.

Subjects

You can search for any of the following Library of Congress subject term tags by limiting the search by "Subject":

Aristotle
History--Philosophy
Logic--Early Works to 1800
Philosophers
Philosophy, Ancient
Philosophy
Philosophy and religion

Philosophy--Introductions
Philosophy--History
Philosophy, Medieval
Philosophy, Modern
Plato
Reasoning
Socrates

Selected Journals

You can search journal articles by title, keyword, or author, or browse the following journals through the library's Periodical Listing.

  • American Journal of Theology & Philosophy (Online 1998-2006)
  • Canadian Journal of Philosophy (Online 2003-present)
  • Faith and philosophy (Print 2005-present)
  • International Journal for Philosophy of Religion (Online 2004-1 year ago)
  • Journal of Philosophy (Print 2001-present and online 1921-present)
  • Journal of the History of Philosophy (Online 1992-1 year ago)
  • Journal of the History of Ideas (Online 1940-2008)
  • Mind (Online 1997-2007)
  • Philosophia Christi (Print 2003-present)
  • Philosophical Quarterly (Print 2001-present and online 1950-2002)
  • Philosophical Review (Print 2001-present and online 1/1/1892 -present)
  • Religious Studies (Print 2000-present and online 2001-present)

Research Tips

  • Citation help needed? Try OWL (Online Writing Lab) for Chicago/TurabianMLA, and APA styling formats. 
  • Search by subject: Once you have located one item in the catalog, you can click on the search term within the record to find other items on the same or similar subjects. Once you have located a helpful source, additional potential sources may be found in the item's bibliography.
  • Can't find what you need in the PHC collection? If you are unable to locate an item in the PHC collection, you may request resources through Interlibrary loan. ILL requests may be made directly in the library catalog.
  • Research assistance is available in the library or by email at askalibrarian@phc.edu

Created: Dr. Matthew Roberts/Thornhill, 2010. Last updated: Thornhill, 2022.

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