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Online bibliographies American Poetry (1600-1900)

ATLA/ATLAS Religion Database
Comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship in graduate education and faculty research. The file contains citations from international titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion

Bibliography of Asian Studies
Full content of the whole twenty years of the annual printed Bibliography of Asian Studies, plus numerous citations from more recent years (including all articles in the 100 most-used journals in Asian studies and approximately 420,000 citations)

Center for Chinese Studies (Taiwan)
Includes abstracts of international Chinese studies dissertations and indices of articles in Chinese philosophy, literature, and Dunhuang studies.

Chinese Academic Journals
Database of journals and newspapers in Literature/History/Philosophy, Economics/Political Science/Law, and Education/Social Science. The database has an English language interface and over 1700 academic journals in English covering major social sciences and science and technology areas. Some titles are abstracts only, but most are fulltext.

CHANT (CHinese ANcient Texts)
The section of transmitted texts includes texts originating in the period from antiquity to the late 6th century and covering the subjects of philology, philosophy, history, literature, and science and technology

Dissertations and Theses - Full Text
(Online version of Dissertations Abstracts International) Contains more than 1.6 million entries with information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. It is the same database as Dissertation Abstracts, but with the significant advantage that titles published since 1997 are available in PDF digital format and have 24 page previews available.

Directory of American Scholars
Provides a comprehensive perspective on several segments of the American scholarly community, including current biographies of more than 24,000 scholars in the humanities (history, English, speech, drama, foreign languages, linguistics, philology, philosophy, and religion), law, and the social sciences.

FRANCIS
Covers a wide range of multilingual, multidisciplinary information in the humanities (63%), social sciences (33%), and economics (4%). It represents a wide range of materials, including serials, journal articles, books, book chapters, conference papers, French dissertations, exhibition catalogs, legislation, teaching materials, and reports

FRANTEXT (formerly the Trésor de la Langue Française)
Consists of texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth century texts, as well as some medieval and Renaissance texts

.Humanities Abstracts Full Text
Bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals, plus the full text of many of those periodicals

.Index Islamicus
Includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere in the world. Over 2,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works, and book reviews. Records included in the database cover almost a century of publications, with some going back to 1906.

Index to Legal Periodicals
Bibliographical database that cites articles from more than 615 legal periodicals. Coverage, in the online version beginning in 1981, includes law reviews, bar association journals, university publiations, yearbooks, institutes, and government publications published in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

International Index to Black Periodicals
Indexes articles in international scholarly and popular Black studies periodicals in numerous humanities-related disciplines, including philosophy. The full text of some recent articles is included.

.International Medieval Bibliography
Covers the European Middle Ages (c. 400-1500) providing the entire run of the print copy of the IMB from 1968-2000, with articles in journals and miscellany volumes (conference proceedings, essay collections or Festschriften) worldwide.

JSTOR (Journal Storage Project)
Includesjournal titles in the areas of anthropology, asian studies, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, and sociology and will already contains over two million journal page images. These journals are fully searchable

.PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Covers the literature of public affairs including political, economic and social issues. It contains references to articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and publications of international agencies. Publications from more than 60 countries are included.

Periodicals Index Online
Electronic index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues to 1995. Every article is indexed. PCI Web indexes journal articles in 3,536 journals. Every year, it adds records for more than one million new articles.

Philosopher's Index
Contains bibliographic citations with author abstracts covering scholarly research in the fifteen fields of philosophy with complete coverage of all major articles from anthologies and books written in English, Spanish, German, Italian, and French -- over 480 journals from 38 countries published since 1940. Topics include all major fields of philosophy.

POIESIS (Philosophy Online Serials)
Provides searchable access to a database containing the full-text of current, recent, and back issues of philosophy journals. Offers access to philosophy journals published by societies, departments, commercial publishers, and university presses. POIESIS complements JSTOR because it indexes and includes the full text of recent issues.

Religion & Philosophy Collection
Comprehensive database covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Includes nearly 250 full text journals

Women's Resources International
Collection of ten electronic files with over 200,000 records pertaining to women's studies.

Print bibliographies

Current bibliographies

Bibliografia filosofica italiana. Roma: Edizioni Abete, 1956- .: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 B37
Annual bibliography of monographs and periodical articles; although some foreign language sources are cited, the emphasis is on writings in Italian. Includes book review citations and published conference proceedings. Published under the auspices of the Centro di Studi Filosofici Cristiani di Gallarate. 1. general (authors, titles, key word in title), 2. editors, translators, writers of prefaces, and authors cited, and 3. publishers (by country).
International Institute of Philosophy. Bibliography of philosophy. (Bibliographie de la philosophie). Paris, 1937-.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z7127 B525 (LC)
Also: Divinity, Stack Reference, Z7127 B525 (LC)
Published quarterly. Series II lists books only, whereas Series I lists periodical articles and dissertations as well. Attempts to be comprehensive and international. Arrangement is by philosophical discipline, and an abstract is provided for each book in a variety of languages. Later volumes include translations of some earlier abstracts, e.g., Italian into English. Author index in each volume. Annual indices.
Philosophical books. Oxford: Basil Blackwell Publications, 1960- (online 1997-): Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 P46 (Current nos. in Periodical Reading Room) Also: SML, Philosophy Study (scattered issues only)
Each issue contains a number of long, signed reviews of philosophy books, primarily English-language ones. A second section lists the contents of recently published collections. Published three times a year by the editors of Analysis. No subject or author index.
Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie. Louvain, 1949-.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z7127 R47 (LC)
Also: Divinity, Stacks, ZP R299Also: SML, Philosophy Study, Xk 11 R33; Published quarterly under the auspices of the International Institute of Philosophy and with the patronage of UNESCO; the first 3 numbers of each volume cite books and articles, while the 4th issue lists book reviews and contains an author index for the volume. Over 400 journals are indexed. Continues "Repertoire bibliographique" which appeared quarterly as a supplement to the Revue philosophique de Louvain, 1934-1948. The most comprehensive bibliography yet attempted of current philosophical literature, monographic and periodical.

Retrospective bibliographies - general

France. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. Bulletin signalétique. 1. Sciences humaines: Philosophie. 1947- . Paris.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 F84; Title varies and scope and format have changed over the years, leading to difficulties in the use of this bibliography. Section 519 is entitled "Philosophie." A large, multisectioned indexing and abstracting source that scans hundreds of journals in the humanities and social sciences worldwide. Provides a thorough listing of articles from a wide range of journals, brief descriptions of the contents of each article are given. Book reviews are also listed (indicated by "cr"), including a digest of the review. Published quarterly. Author and subject indices for the whole year are included in the 4th issue. Began as Bulletin analytique. Philosophie with v. 1, no. 1 (1947).
Brie, G. A. de. Bibliographia philosophica, 1934-1945. Brussels: Spectrum, 1950-54. 2v. (vol. 1: Bibliographia historia philosophiae. vol. 2: Bibliographia philosophiae.): Call number: SML, Reference, Z7125 B75A comprehensive bibliography which aims to list all philosophical literature, books, periodicals, and many book reviews, published from 1934 to 1945, in all major Western European languages. Introductory matter is in six languages, but all subject headings are in Latin. Arrangement of vol. 1 is chronological by birth date of philosopher and lists works by individual philosophers as well as bibliographical and evaluative works. Volume 2 lists works on various philosophical disciplines as well as critical material in a classified subject arrangement. No annotations; name index lists authors, editors, translator, names occurring in titles, etc.
Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie. Bern: Francke, 1948-53.: A series of brief bibliographies on various aspects of philosophy, focused primarily on 20th century materials. (All call numbers are SML, Yale Classification); 2. Ralph B. Winn. Amerikanische Philosophie. (Xk15 U2 948w).; 3. E. W. Beth. Symbolische Logik und Grundlegung der exakten Wissenschaften. (Xk21 948B).; 4. Regis Jolivet. Kierkegaard. (Bibl. Xz K253 948j).; 5. Olaf Gigon. Antike Philosophie. (Xk12 948q).; 6. P. J. de Menasce. Arabische Philosophie. (Xk15 A6 948m).; 7. M. F. Sciarcca. Italienische Philosophie der Gegenwart. (Xk15 18 948s).; 8. M. D. Phillippe. Aristoteles. (Bibl. Xz Ar46 948p).; 9. Regis Jolivet. Franzoesische Existenzphilosophie. (Xk14 948j).; 10. M. F. Sciarcca. Augustinus. (Bibl. Xz Au45 948s).; 11. Karl Darr. Der logische Positivismus. (Xk14 948d).; 12. Olaf Gigon. Platon. (Bibl. Xz P688 950w).; 13/14. Paul Wyser. Thomas von Aguin. (Bibl. Xz T35 950w).; 15/16. Paul Wyser. Der Thomismus. (Bibl. Xz T35 951w).; 17. F. van Steenberghen. Philosophie des Mittelalters. (Xk12 950s).; 18. Othmar Perler. Patristische Philosophie. (Xm33 950p).; 19. Georges Vajda. Jüdische Philosophie. (Xm84 JR 950v).; 20/21. C. Regamey. Buddhistische Philosophie. (Xm84 B85 950r).; 22. Odulf Schafer. Johannes Duns Scotus. (Bibl. Xz D93 953s).; 23. Otto Friedrich Bollnow. Deutsche Existenzphilosophie. (kd17 953B0).
Los Angeles. University of Southern California. Hoose Library of Philosophy. Catalog. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1968. 6v.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z7130 +L67 (LC); An outstanding collection (37,000 vols.), ranging from medieval manuscripts to works by present-day philosophers and scholars. Arranged by author, title, and subject in one alphabet. General strength in metaphysics, epistemology, logic, ethics and value theory, and the philosophy of religion. Special interest in German philosophy. Also includes textual criticism and analysis for the study of classical philosophy, personalism, phenomenology, Latin American philosophy, and the Gomperz Collection (3,500 vols.), which pertains to the Enlightenment and Romanticism.
McLean, George F. An annotated bibliography of philosophy in Catholic thought, 1900-1964. New York: Ungar, 1967.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 967M; Lists books and articles in a classified subject arrangement. Separate author index.
Idem. A bibliography of Christian philosophy and contemporary issues. New York: Ungar, 1967.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 967M 2; Lists books and articles of the past fifty years; arrangement is classified by subject. Emphasis is on U.S. publications. Theses from U.S. and Canadian universities are listed in the appendix. Author index.
: Call number: SML, Reference, Z5873 M37; "The bibliography which is offered here has the main purpose of calling the attention of the student of philosophy to various fields in which his studies have been and may continue to be conducted." (Introduction) Each of the broad subject areas -- ethics, economics, law, politics, and sociology -- is subdivided into general studies, historical periods, and specific countries and systems. English language sources emphasized, although some citations from European languages. Separate author index.
Philosophic abstracts. v. 1, 1939 - v. 16, 1954. New York.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, K3 +P4181; Provides English-language abstracts of philosophical works published in various countries during the period covered. The index, which covers volumes 1-12, contains separate author, title, and subject listings.
Rand, Benjamin. Bibliography of philosophy, psychology, and cognate subjects. New York: Macmillan, 1905. 2v.: Forms vol. 3 of Baldwin's Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology. When first published, it was the most importatnt work of its kind in English; now is largely out of date but still useful for older works. Intended to be comprehensive but not exhaustive. Part I divided into three sections: 1. General; 2. History of philosophy; 3. Systematic philosophy, logic aesthethics, philosophy of religion, ethics, psychology. Part II contains bibliographies for individual philosophers and is arranged alphabetically by philosopher; citations are for collected works and secondary material. Contains references to periodical articles as well as books; not annotated.
Totok, Wilhelm. Bibliographischer Wegweiser der philosophischen Literatur. Frankfurt am Main : Klostermann, 1985. (2nd edition).: Call number: Divinity, Stacks, Z7125 A1 T67 1985 (LC); Lists 200 citations to reference works, annuals, and periodicals by subject or publication type. Author/editor and title indices.
Idem. Handbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie. Frankfurt am Main: Klostermann, 1964-.: Vol.1: Altertum; Indische, Chinesische, Griechischromische Philosophie
Vol 2: Mittelalter
Vol. 3. Renaissance
Vol. 4: Frühe Neuzeit: 17. Jahrhundert
Vol. 5: Bibliographie: 18. und 19. Jahrhundert
Vol. 6: Bibliographie: 20. Jahrhundert

Retrospective bibliographies - specialized: B. By Nationality or Religion; C. By Subject
A. By Historical Era
Ancient
Gigon, Olof. Antike Philosophie. Bern : Francke, 1948. (Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 5).: The first part lists general works on ancient philosophy; emphasis is on works published since 1920. The subsequent parts list work by and about philosophers and schools in various sections including Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Epicurus, and different philosophical systems. Some annotations. Name index.

Gilson, Etienne. History of Christian philosophy in the Middle Ages. New York: Random House, 1955.: Call number: CCL, B72 G55
A basic text for medieval philosophy, with pp. 552-804 containing notes sufficiently annotated and complete as to be a standard bibliographical source for the period. The notes on the chapter for Thomas Aquinas, for example, contain a brief biographical sketch and citations to his writings, collected edtitions, English sketch and citations to his writings, collected editions, English translations, as well as critical material. Other schools and individuals are treated as comprehensively.
Die Philosophie der Gegenwart; eine internationale Jahresubersicht. Edited by Arnold Ruge. Heidelberg : Weiss, 1910-15. 5v.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk11 P5; Lists works published 1908-13, with emphasis on those in English, German, French and Spanish. The first section of each annual volume analyzes the contents of 120 philosophical journals. Following sections list books and articles under subject. Abstracts are given for many of the items. Name index.
: Steenberghen, Fernand van. Philosophie des Mittelaters. Bern: Francke, 1950. (Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 17).; Call number: SML, Reference, Z7125 S72X (LC); Also: SML, Philosophy Study; A selective listing of Western-language works (including journal articles); emphasis is on recent material. Separate name index.
Vasoli, Cesare. Il pensiero medievale; orientamenti bibliografici. Bari : Laterza, 1971.: A detailed bibliographical introduction to philosophy from Boethius to William of Ockam. The first section gives general sources and criticism. Other sections on individual philosophers arranged by centuries. No index, but a useful table of contents. Updates Gilson.

Inada, Kenneth K. Guide to Buddhist philosophy. Boston : G.K. Hall, c1985.: An annotated bibliography intended for undergraduates and their instructors. Lists primarily English-language books, articles and dissertations on Buddhist philosophy, as well as English translations of Buddhist texts. Arranged in 16 chapters that treat such topics as logic, ethics, history, and comparative philosophy. Author/title and subject indices.; Chan, Wing-tsit. An outline and an annotated bibliography of Chinese philosophy. Rev. ed. New Haven : Far Eastern Publications, Yale University, 1969.; Call number: CCL, Z7129 C5 C435 1961
The outline is composed of four main periods: ancient, middle, modern, and contemporary. Within each section are cited periodical articles and books; the annotations, unfortunately, consist only of a three-star rating system. The bibliography section is an author index of works cited in the outline and is annotated in the same way.

Gumposch, Victor Philipp. Die philosophische und theologische Literatur der Deutschen von 1400 bis auf unsere tage. Regensburg: Menz, 1851.: Besides being a bibliography, this work also discusses the contents and history of the writings it lists (i.e., their reception by critics, biographical information on the authors, etc.). Author and subject index.

Paquet, Leonce. Les presocratiques: bibliographie analytique, 1879-1980. Montreal : Editions Bellarmin, 1988-1989. 2 vols.: Contents: v. 1, Des Milesiens a Heraclite; v. 2, D'Alcmeon aux auteurs de la Collection hippocratique. This comprehensive work lists alphabetically by author and annotates books, dissertations, journal articles, and conference proceedings in all languages within a classified arrangement with sections devoted to general studies, specific themes, and individual schools or philosphers. Index of modern authors.
Voumvlinopoulos, Georges E. Bibliographie critique de la philosophie grecque depuis la chute de Constantinople à nos jours, 1453-1953. Athens: Presses de l'Institut Francais d'Athenes, 1966.: An introductory bibliography for the study of Greek philosophy since 1453, beginning with a general historical introduction, followed by a listing by century of works by and about philosophers. Short biographical notes are also given; Greek titles are translated into French or Latin. Each chapter on a given century includes a general description of the period. A conclusion on philosophy in Greece is appended. A bibliography of bibliographies and an index of names are at the end.
Potter, Karl H. Bibliography of Indian philosophies. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970. (Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, vol. 1).: Call number: SML, Stacks, B131 E52 1 (LC)
Published for the American Institute of Indian Studies. Parts one and two list Sanskrit texts and part three lists secondary literature. Indices of names of persons, titles, and subjects. This bibliography will accompany the other five volumes of the encyclopedia.
Potter, Karl H. Guide to Indian philosophy. Boston : G. K. Hall, 1988.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z7129 I5 P68 1988
An annotated bibliography of 884 citations to English-language books and articles from the 20th century. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and include primary texts translated into English, as well as secondary literature from all areas of philosophy, including "epistemology, logic, metaphysics and ethics, works on aesthetics, philosophy of religions, and social, legal, and political philosophy, and philosophy of education." (Preface) Name and subject indices.

Istituto di Studi Filosofici. Bibliografia filosofica italiana, 1850-1900. Rome: ABETE, 1969.: A bibliography of Italian philosophical publications arranged alphabetically by author. Listings include works by Italian philosophers, critical material, and classical and medieval philosophical works and foreign material translated and published in Italian during this period. Both books and periodical articles are cited. Separate index of anonyms and pseudonyms.
Idem. Bibliografia filosofica italiana dal 1900 al 1950. 4 v. Roma, Edizioni Delfino, 1950-56.: Similar to the work above.
Bibliographie der sowjetischen Philosophie. Freiburg/Schweiz: Ost-Europe Instituts, 1959-68. 7v.: Lists philosophical articles from major Soviet journals and occasional articles from other publications. Also includes titles of philosophical books, cites articles in collected works, and lists book reviews. Entries are transliterated and arranged alphabetically by author. The first volume indexes articles in the Academy of Science's official journal, Voprosy filosofii, from 1947-56. Volume 2 lists philosophical books published 1947-56 as well as books and articles, 1957-58. Volume 3 cites books and articles, 1959-60. Volume 4 contains supplementary listings for 1947-60, and volume 5 has subject and name indices covering 1947-60. Volume 6 covers 1961-63, and volume 7, 1964-66; volume 7 also contains name and subject indices for 1961-66. From 1967 on this publication is continued by a current bibliography in the journal Studies in Soviet Thought (K3/St92).
Enciclopedia de orientacion bibliografica. Ed. Tomas Zamarriego. Barcelona: Juan Flors, 1964. 4v.: Pp. 611-783 of Volume 3 contain the section on philosophy, listing works in all branches of the discipline. Although material in other Western languages is cited, many of the works listed are in Spanish.

C. By Subject
Aesthetics
Albert, Ethel M. and Kluckholm, Clyde. A selected bibliography on values, ethics, and aesthetics in the behavioral sciences and philosophy, 1920-58. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, 1959.: Lists books and articles, mostly in English. Philosophy is covered on pp. 225-299. Entries are numbered and arranged alphabetically by author under various subjects. A subject guide to the contents, which lists entry numbers under subject headings, is at the front. Some entries include brief descriptions of the item. Author index.
Baxandall, Lee. Marxism and aesthetics: a selective annotated bibliography of books and articles in the English language. New York: Humanities Press, 1968.: "Presents a perspective on Marxist writings on the arts and literature which are available in English." (Introduction). Divided into two sections: a general topical index (art and sculpture, cinema, etc.) and listings by countries, which are then arranged by author; brief critical and descriptive notes. No author index.
Draper, John W. Eighteenth century English aesthetics; a bibliography. Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitaetsbuchhandlung, 1931. (Anglistische Forschungen, Heft 71).: Lists works written in the 18th century in sections covering both general works and the aesthetics of various specific fields. Many entries include informative notes and contain references to contemporary reviews. Recent comment on 18th century aesthetics is listed in the final section. No author index.
Hammond, William A. A bibliography of aesthetics and of the philosophy of the fine arts from 1900 to 1932. Rev. and enl. ed. New York: Russell & Russell, 1967.: A bibliography of books and articles "selected with exclusive reference to their philosophical content." (Preface) Titles are arranged by subject brief notes and references to reviews are included. Author index. Continues the coverage of Section D, "Aesthetics" in Rand's bibliography.

Ethics
Albert, Ethel M. and Kluckhohn, Clyde. A selected bibliography on values, ethics, and aesthetics in the behavioral sciences and philosophy, 1920-58. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, 1959.: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, Xk41 959A
Matczak, Sebastian A. Philosophy: a select classified bibliography of ethics, economics, law, politics, sociology. Louvain: Nauwelaerts, 1970.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z5873 M37
Bollnow, Otro Friedrich. Deutsche Existenzphilosphie. Bern: Francke, 1953. (Bibliographie Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 23): An introductory section discusses German existential philosophy, its main thinkers, their works, and the research on them. The bibliography is arranged by subject sections (with separate sections on Heidegger, Jaspers, and Lipps) and lists works chronologically. Includes material both by and about individual philosophers. Name index.
Douglas, Kenneth. A critical bibliography of existentialism (the Paris School). New Haven: Yale French Studies, 1950. (Yale French Studies. Special Monograph, no. 1).: Cites books and articles in English and French by and about Simone de Beauvoir, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Jean-Paul Sartre; brief annotations. Listing is by year for each author, and the section on Sartre also contains listings by subject of secondary material. Useful, but both limited and dated.
Jolievet, Regis. Franzusische Existenzphilosophie. Bern: Francke, 1948. (Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 9).: Begins with a definition of French existentialism philosophy, followed by an outline of a study plan. The bibliography which follows is in three sections: 1. works of individual philosophers; 2. general critical studies (including works on Sartre, etc.); and 3. specific critical studies (e.g., works on the relationship between existentialism and surrealism). Some items are annotated. Name index.

Ortloff, Johann Andreas. Handbuch der Literatur der Geschichte der Philosophie. (Reprint of Erlangen, 1798 edition). Dusseldorf: Stern, 1967. (Instrumenta philosophica. Series indices liborum, 3).
: This bibliography was used as the basis for 19th century writings on the history of philosophy. It is still useful as a record of research in the history of philosophy in the time it was compiled, and for the many 15th and 16th century items it lists. It begins with bibliographical works, both general and philosophical, followed by works on the history of philosophy listed in sections by nations and schools. Includes helpful notes. Index of personal names.
Logic
Alston, R. C. Logic, philosophy, epistemology, universal language. Brandford : Cummins, 1967. (Alston, R. C. A Bibliography of the English Language from the Invention of Printing to the Year 1800, vol. 7).: A chronological listing of works on philosophy and language printed in English up to 1800. Includes editions of such philosophers as Bacon, Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley. Appendix lists important Latin treatises on logic up to 1700. Indicates locations of works in libraries. Includes some facsimiles. indices of authors, anonymous titles, subjects, editors, translators, etc.
Beth, Evert-William. Symbolische Logik und Grundlegung der exakten Wissenschaften. Bern: Francke, 1948. (Bibliographische Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 3).: Also: SML, Philosophy Study
Divided into three lists: 1. works on logic and methodology in general; 2. works on the application of symbolic logic to the exact sciences; and 3. historical works. Author index.
Bochenski, Innocentius M. A history of formal logic. Translated and edited by Ivo Thomas. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1961.: Mainly a textbook, but pp. 460-534 contain a lengthy bibliography of standard works and current criticism. Arranged in six sections: general, Greek, scholastic, transitional, mathematical, and Indian.
Church, A. "A bibliography of symbolic logic." Journal of Symbolic Logic 1 (March 1936), pp. 121-218.: Also: SML, Philosophy Study; "Intended to be a complete bibliography of symbolic logic for the period 1666-1935 inclusive." (p. 121) Authors and their works are listed chronologically, and items of particular interest are starred. Separate author index. This bibliography is updated by reviews of books and articles in the field in each subsequent issue of the journal.
Prantl, Carl von. Geschichte der Logik in Abendlande. Leipzig: S. Herzel, 1855. 4v.: A classic in the field, covering the history of logic up to 1600. Contains notes, with citations to original sources, sufficiently numerous and complete as to be considered a bibliography in themselves.
Risse, Wilhelm. Bibliographia logica. Hildesheim: Olms, 1965- . (Studium und Materialien zur Geschichte der Philosophie).: Chronological listing of monographs on logic. Locations of copies in European libraries are given. Indices of authors, anonymous works, commentaries, and subject.; Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Druckschriften zur Logik mit Angabe ihrer Fundorte, 1472-1800; Bd. 2: . . . 1800-1964; Bd. 3. Verzeichnis der Zeitschriftenartikel zu Logik; Bd. 4. Verzeichnis der Handschriften zur Logik

Ayer, Alfred Jules. Logical positivism. Glencoe, IL: Free Press, 1959. (The Library of Philosophical Movements).: Also: SML, Philosophy Study; Pages 381-466 are devoted to an extensive bibliography on the subject, listing anthologies and compilations, books and monographs, and articles. Primarily English-language material; no annotations.
Durr, Karl. Der logische Positivismus. Bern: Francke, 1948. (Bibliographie Einführungen in das Studium der Philosophie, 11).: Also: LSF, AGP B471 v.11
The first sections offer a definition and history of logical positivism, followed by the bibliography, which lists works in sections arranged by subject and type of work. Each title is annotated. Name index.

Baxandall, Lee. Marxism and aesthetics: a selective annotated bibliography of books and articles in the English language. New York: Humanities Press, 1968.: Call number: CCL, Z7128 D5 B63
"A guide for those beginning their study of Marxist philosophy, those who have no serious acquaintance with Marxism." (Introduction) Each chapter covers one type of Marxism (e.g., Chinese Marxism), beginning with a brief introduction and followed by a thoroughly annotated bibliography of both books and articles. Name of authors and editors.
Bochenski, Innocentius M., ed. Guide to Marxist philosophy: an introductory bibliography. Chicago: Swallow, 1971.: Call number: CCL, Z5069 B38
Lachs, John. Marxist philosophy; a bibliographical guide. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1967.: Also: Cross Campus, Z7128 D5 L33; Divided into chapters on the classics of Marxist philosophy, class struggle, dialectical materialism, etc., each with expository paragraphs recommending the best works, followed by a partially annotated bibliography of books and articles in English, German, and French. Includes a guide to other bibliographies on the topic. Important journal, documentary sources, and reference books are also noted.

Bibliography of works in the philosophy of history. 1961- . The Hague. (History and Theory, Beiheft 1, 3, 4, 10, 12, - .): This bibliography appears at irregular intervals as issues of the annual Beiheft published by History and Theory. The years covered are as follows:; 1500-1800 Beiheft 12; 1945-1957 Beiheft 1; 1958-1961 Beiheft 3; 1966-1968 Beiheft 10; Citations are selective, dealing almost exclusively with books and articles written in Western languages and dealing wholly or significantly with philosophy of history.

Isis cumulative bibliography: a bibliography of the history of science formed from Isis critical bibliographies 1-90, 1913-1965. London: Mansell, 1971- . (In progress).: Contains references to books, journal articles, and pamphlets. Part 1, "Personalities," lists items about the life and work of an individual (subject entries) and new editions of his works (author entries). Part II, "Institutions," lists items about the history and work of institutes and societies. References from one part to another are given.
Robert, Jean-Dominique. Philosophie et science; elements de bibliographie. Paris: Beauchesne, 1968. (Bibliotheque des Archives de Philsophie, n.s. 8).: Call number: SML, Reference, Z7401 R63
A selective but lengthy bibliography of 20th-century material on the subject. Part I lists bibliographies published individually and as parts of other works; Part II cites dictionaries and encyclopedias, congresses and symposia, and cooperative works. Major items are starred. Separate author index.
Sarton, George. Introduction to the history of science. Washington D.C. : Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1927. 3v. in 5. (Carnegie Institution of Washington, Publication no. 376).: Call number: SML, Reference, Q125 S335

Dissertations
Comprehensive dissertation index 1861-1972. Ann Arbor, MI: Xerox University Microfilms, 1973.: Call number: SML, Reference, Z5055 U49 +D57 Index 2
Lists by discipline and also by author some 417,000 dissertations accepted for academic doctoral degrees at U.S. colleges and universities; includes schools such as Harvard and the University of Chicago that do not participate in the University Microfilm program. Limited, haphazard coverage for dissertations accepted at foreign universities; some from Cambridge listed, but none from Oxford. Within each broad subject area, dissertations are indexed by key words, i.e., the principal words in the title. Vol. 32, Philosophy and Religion. Vols. 33-37, Author index.
"Doctoral dissertations." Review of metaphysics. v. 1, 1947/48- .: Call number: SML, Stacks, Yale Classification, K3 R15 (Current nos. in Periodical Room); The September issue (no. 1 in the volume) lists dissertations in philosophy accepted in the past year at U.S. colleges and universities. Listing is by university.
Hogrebe, Wolfram. Periodica philosophica; eine internationale Bibliographie philosophischen Zeitschriften von den Anfangen bis zur Gegenwart. Dusseldorf, Philosophia, 1972. (Kleine philosophische Bibliographien, Bd. 2).: An alphabetical list of philosophical periodicals, giving place of publication, sponsoring groups, dates of publication, editors, frequency of publication, and special fields of interest for each journal. Separate lists of publications by country and by subject area.
Philosophie: list mondiale des périodiques spécialisés. Philosophy: world list of specialized periodicals. Gravenhage: Houton, 1967. (Maison des sciences de l'homme. Service d'échange d'information scientifiques. Publications. Serie C: Cataloques et inventaires, 1).: International listing of philosophical periodicals. Arranged by country. Gives publication information and notes on the subject matter covered by each periodical. indices of subjects, titles, and scientific institutions.
Ruben, Douglas H. Philosophy journals and serials : an analytical guide. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood, 1985.: Also: Divinity, Stack Reference Z7127 R83 1985 (LC)
An annotated list of 335 journals, yearbooks, newsletters, and bulletins, compiled from responses to a survey mailed to the editors of philosphy serials. Arranged alphabetically with geographical and subject indices.

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