LibGuides: Philosophy: Databases and Journals

Philosophy Databases

The following list provides suggested database titles in this subject area. For a complete list of databases or to find additional titles, please consult the A-Z Database page.

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984
This resource offers a broad range of subject coverage in the humanities and social sciences with high-quality indexing of more than 1,300,000 articles in nearly 1,100 periodicals, dating as far back as 1907, as well as citations of over 240,000 book reviews.
Past Masters
Past Masters is a collection of primary-source full-text humanities databases. This resource includes the following: Aquinas: Collected Works; Aristotle: Complete Works; Augustine: Opera Omnia; Augustine: Works (2nd Release); Boyle: Works; Collingwood: Philosophical Texts (2nd Release); Continental Rationalists: Descartes-Spinoza-Leibniz; Darwin: Works; Descartes: Oeuvres Completes; Dewey: Collected Works; Eighteenth Century Women Playwrights; Hume: Complete Works and Correspondence; Latin Background: 1100-1550; Peirce: Collected Papers; Peirce: Published Works I; and Santayana: Works.
Philosopher's Index
Philosopher's Index is a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. The literature covered goes back to 1940 and includes journal articles, books, book chapters such as contributions to an anthology, and book reviews.
Religion and Philosophy (Gale OneFile)
Users of this collection can research different religions and philosophies, and how they impact our daily lives.

Recommended Journals

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Acta Analytica
Covers a variety of philosophical topics including philosophical logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of science and philosophy of mind. Special attention is devoted to cognitive science.
Educational Philosophy and Theory
Articles concerned with all aspects of educational philosophy, including pure and applied research: curriculum theory, educational administration, the politics of education, educational history, educational policy, and higher education.
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics
Publishes research on the methodology, history, ethics, and interdisciplinary relations of economics.
Essays in Philosophy: A Biannual Journal
Publishes philosophical papers of quality believed to make a contribution to the literature on a certain topic.
Journal of Ethics
Publishes on a range of ethical issues including ethical theory and legal philosophy.
Law and Philosophy
A forum for the publication of work in law and philosophy that is of common interest to individuals in the disciplines of jurisprudence and legal philosophy.
Philosopher's Imprint
A refereed series of original papers in philosophy.
Philosophy & Rhetoric
Dedicated to publication of high-quality articles involving the relationship between philosophy and rhetoric.
Philosophy & Social Criticism
A peer reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles. It presents original theoretical contributions to the latest developments in social and political thought.
Politics, Philosophy & Economics
A forum for the interchange of methods and concepts among political scientists, philosophers and economists interested in the analysis and evaluation of political and economic institutions and practices.
Social Philosophy & Policy
An interdisciplinary journal with an emphasis on the philosophical underpinnings of enduring social policy debates. The issues are thematic in format, examining a specific area of concern with contributions from scholars in different disciplines, especially philosophy, economics, political science and law.