1. The Philosopher's Index. Electronic version available via the library's web site. Probably the single most useful index to the philosophical literature. I'm not sure if this link will work; if not, just head to the Coates Library web site and from there to the "Articles and More" section.
2. Poiesis. Also available via the library's web site. Give it a try and let me know what you think. In addition to indexing, it offers full-text access to some journals that we otherwise don't have online access to, which is good. I'm not sure I like the interface, and I'm sure I don't like the fact that the text of the articles is in html format.
3. PhilPapers, an online bibliography maintained by David Chalmers (the editor of our text) and David Bourget. Incredibly useful for topics in the philosophy of mind. Organized by topic. Some of the items listed are online-only papers which would not be acceptable for this assignment; however, many items are from the journal literature.
4. The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Very useful online encyclopedia of philosophy. Articles on many topics, written by experts and usually very up-to-date. Articles include useful bibliographies of literature on the topic.
5. Talk with David Wilson, a reference librarian and the Philosophy Department's liaison in the library.
If you find references to articles that look very useful, but are not available on line, don't forget that you can actually physically enter the library and find things in the bound journals! Also don't forget that if we don't have online access, and don't carry the journal you need, you can request articles via interlibrary loan. This can be incredibly useful, so make sure you get started early enough to take advantage of it!
Last update:
August 30, 2009.
Curtis Brown | Philosophy of Mind | Philosophy Department
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