Philosophy
In brief
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Overview
The Luxembourg Learning Centre has publications by all the major philosophers accompanied by critical apparatuses, as well as literature on the various philosophical disciplines. All print and electronic resources can be found via the a-z.lu catalogue. Current issues of print journals are located on the display shelves at the beginning of each collection, classified alphabetically by title. Older issues need to be ordered (see “Journals”). Classification codes are as follows:
- 100: General philosophy
- 140: Specific philosophical schools and viewpoints
- 170: Ethics
- 180: Ancient Western philosophy
- 190: Modern Western philosophy, classified by author and by country
Selected resources in Philosophy
Books
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Audi, Robert. The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy
3rd Ed., Repr.. ed. Cambridge: Cambridge U, 2016. Print -
History of Philosophy. New York London: Routledge, 1993. Print
Parkinson, George Henry Radcliffe, and Shanker, Stuart G. Routledge -
The Routledge Dictionary of Philosophy. 4th ed. London:
Proudfoot, Michael, A. R. Lacey, Lacey, Alan Robert
Routledge, 2010. Print.
E-Books
Journals
Available at the LLC on level +2; last 5 volumes on shelves, older issues on demand
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Allgemeine Gesellschaft für Philosophie in Deutschland
Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie. Stuttgart: Frommann-Holzboog, 1976. -
Ethik und Unterricht : EU : Zeitschrift für die Fächergruppe Ethik, Werte und Normen, LER, praktische Philosophie
Seelze : Friedrich, 1990. -
Hegel-Studien
Hamburg: F. Meiner, 1961. -
The journal of philosophy
New York: Journal of philosophy, 1921. -
Kant yearbook : Kant and rationalism
Berlin: De Gruyter 2009. -
Scheidewege : Jahresschrift Für Skeptisches Denken. Jünger, Friedrich Georg, and Himmelheber, Max.
Stuttgart: Hirzel, 1971. Print. -
Schopenhauer-Jahrbuch : Für Das Jahr …. Deussen, Paul, and Schopenhauer-Gesellschaft.
Frankfurt Am Main: W. Kramer, 1945. Print.
e-Journals
Available via a-z.lu for university members with LLC registration
Licensed databases
Available via a-z.lu for university members with LLC registration
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Cambridge Journals
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Cambridge Companions
Are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods. -
Cambridge Core
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Credo Reference
Credo Reference is a general reference solution offering more than 500 highly-regarded titles including encyclopaedias, dictionaries and covering subjects such as Art, Bilinguals, Biography, Business, Conversions, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Geography, History, Language, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy & Psychology, Quotations, Religion, Science, Social Sciences, Technology -
De Gruyter Ebooks
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De Gruyter Journals
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Oxford Scholarship Online
Offers full text access to new Oxford books in Biology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Physics, and Psychology.
Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at book and chapter level (free to non-subscribed users), and up to 400 new and recently-published books are added each year.
features collections in the following areas: Archaeology & Classics, Asian Studies, Business & Economics, Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Social Care, History, Law, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Security Studies, Sociology, Sport & Leisure, Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management. -
Oxford UP Journals Collection
Offers access to abstracts and full texts of e-journals. Oxford University Press, founded in 1688, is a specialist publisher with a focus on humanities, law, social sciences and STM subjects. -
Philosopher’s Index
Considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. Philosopher’s Index contains research published since 1940 including nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages. -
PhilPapers
Is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles. PhilPapers offers unique features such as real-time indexing of pre-prints, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, advanced search functionality, and discussion forums. -
Routledge Handbooks Online
Features collections in the following areas: Archaeology & Classics, Asian Studies, Business & Economics, Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Education, Environment & Sustainability, Health & Social Care, History, Law, Linguistics, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Security Studies, Sociology, Sport & Leisure, Tourism, Hospitality & Events Management