LibGuides: Philosophy: Background Information

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Background Information

eBooks

Here is a selection of eBooks which provide an introduction to sociology.

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Here's a selection of encyclopedias and dictionaries which provide information on philosophy concepts and terms.

Websites

Here is a selection of websites which provide an introduction to sociology.

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
PhilPapers
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index and bibliography of philosophy maintained by the community of philosophers. We monitor all sources of research content in philosophy, including journals, books, open access archives, and personal pages maintained by academics. We also host the largest open access archive in philosophy.
Project Vox: Philosophers
We created the Project Vox website to help students encounter early modern philosophy through media that provide a more complete historical picture, and to help instructors fill in this picture. The site therefore makes available information and digital resources regarding the life, works, correspondence and scholarly connections of women philosophers, who often receive little scholarly or pedagogical attention.

Podcasts

In Our Time: Philosophy (BBC)
The Partially Examined Life
The Partially Examined Life is a philosophy podcast by some guys who were at one point set on doing philosophy for a living but then thought better of it. Each episode, we pick a text and chat about it with some balance between insight and flippancy.
Philosophize This!
Philosophy: The Classics
Author Nigel Warburton reads from his book Philosophy: The Classics which is an introduction to 27 key works in the history of Philosophy
Philosophy Bites
David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics.
Philosophy Talk
Philosophy Talk celebrates the value of the examined life. Each week, our philosophers invite you to join them in conversation on a wide variety of issues ranging from popular culture to our most deeply-held beliefs about science, morality, and the human condition.
Very Bad Wizards
Very Bad Wizards is a collaboration between Tamler Sommers, a philosopher at the University of Houston, and David Pizarro, a psychologist at Cornell University. We first met at a conference on ethics a few years ago, and have been arguing (and occasionally agreeing) about morality ever since.

Online Videos

Crash Course: Philosophy
Wi-Phi
Wi-Phi’s mission is to introduce people to the practice of philosophy by making videos that are freely available in a form that is entertaining, interesting and accessible to people with no background in the subject.

Starting Your Research

The following resources provide information on how to get started with researching your topic, such as the research process and conducting background research.