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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Aesthetics by Michael Kelly (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection: BH 56. E 53 1998
ISBN: 0195113071
Publication Date: 1998-08-20
This four volume encyclopedia defines and explains concepts, theories, and ideas in the study of aesthetics. Also included are brief biographies of philosophers and thinkers who contributed to this branch of philosophical inquiry. A cumulative index can be found in volume four.
Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy by Antonio S. Cua (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection: B 126. E 496 2003
ISBN: 0415939135
Publication Date: 2002-12-30
This encyclopedia contains articles on Chinese philosophers and thinkers from ancient times through the Twentieth Century. Also included are seminal texts in Chinese thought, important concepts and ideas, religions, political theories, and more. This encyclopedia contains an index, a list of entries (in English and Chinese), and a chronology.
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy by Donald J. Zeyl
Call Number: Reference Collection: B 163. E 53 1997
ISBN: 0313287759
Publication Date: 1997-06-30
This encyclopedia contains articles on important thinkers from Ancient Greece, Rome, and the first 500 years C.E., as well as schools of thought. Indexed.
Encyclopedia of Ethics by Lawrence C. Becker (Editor); Charlotte B. Becker (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection: BJ 63. E 45 2001
ISBN: 0415936721
Publication Date: 2001-08-31
This three volume encyclopedia is comprised of articles on important theories, concepts and ideas in the study of ethics. Also included are biographical articles of philosophers and thinkers who have contributed to the study of ethics. A cumulative index can be found in volume three.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy by Edward Craig (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection: B 51. R 68 1998
ISBN: 0415073103
Publication Date: 1998-05-26
This ten volume set contains articles on people, ideas and concepts, schools of thought, and more. Each volume has a brief guide to using the encyclopedia and complete list of entries for the entire set. Volume 10 is a complete index for the set.

Dictionaries

Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers by Diane Collinson (Editor); Stuart Brown (Editor)
Call Number: Reference Collection: B 804. B 52 1996
ISBN: 0415060435
Publication Date: 1995-12-15
This dictionary contains biographical and bibliographic information on more than 1,000 philosophers from around the world who lived all or part of their lives in the twentieth century.

The Blackwell Dictionary of Western Philosophy by Nicholas Bunnin; Jiyuan Yu
Call Number: Reference Collection: B 41. B 79 2004
ISBN: 1405106794
Publication Date: 2004-10-22
This dictionary defines important terms, concepts, and areas of debate in Western philosophy. Also included are brief biographical sketches of Western philosophers and thinkers.

Online Encyclopedias

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Created by the University of Tennessee-Martin, this online encyclopedia contains lengthy articles on philosophers and thinkers, problems and concepts in philosophy, schools of thought and so on.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Created by the Metaphysics Research Lab at Stanford University, this encyclopedia covers philosophers, philosophical concepts, theories, aesthetics, ethics, and more. Some entries are not complete.