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The reference resources listed below are available either electronically or in print (or both).  Each title is linked to its proper library catalog record, which provides further details and electronic access when available.  

Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy

Call Number: REF B41 .C35

ISBN: 0521637228

Short, concise entries on philosophers, terms and schools of thought.

Oxford Companion to Philosophy

Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 0199264791

Short entries on philosophers, terms, schools of thought; longer entries on major philosophers and key concepts

World Philosophers and Their Works

Call Number: REF B104 .W67

ISBN: 0893568783

Entries on over 200 of the world’s major philosophers and overviews of their major works

Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Philosophers

Call Number: Electronic Book

ISBN: 0415060435

Detailed accounts of the lives, works, influence and reception of thinkers from all the major philosophical schools and traditions of the twentieth-century

Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Call Number: REF B51 .E53

ISBN: 0028657802

Comprehensive encyclopedia covering all aspects of philosophy, many of which relate to political thought

Masterpieces of World Philosophy - Frank N. Magill; John Roth (Editor); Frank Magill

Call Number: REF B75 .M423

ISBN: 9780062700513

Publication Date: 1991-08-19

Detailed overviews of 82 major works of philosophy, each with a suggested reading guide

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