LibGuides: Philosophy Resources: Finding books

Search the Catalog for USD Resources

On the library home page, scroll down past the picture to the black bar.
On the Black bar, find: Books and More
Click the Library Catalog link under the search box.
To do a quick search, leave the drop down value at 'Any Field.'
To find works written by a philosopher, from the drop down, select 'Author/Creator' and enter the name of the philosopher.
To find books written about a philosopher, change drop down to 'Subject.'

Browse the Shelves

Often it is easier to browse the shelves for inspiration.
Use these Classification Numbers to find philosophy-related books:

B	General, By time and place	BJ	Ethics
BC	Logic	BR	Religion
BD	Speculative (e.g., metaphysics & epistemology)	Q 174-179	Philosophy of Science
BF	Psychology	QH 332	Bioethics
BH	Aesthetics	R 724-726	Medical ethics

Print books not at USD

Use WorldCat to find books in libraries throughout the U.S.

Books not at USD can be requested through interlibrary loan (ILLiad).

Theses & Dissertations

The official database of record for graduate research (digital masters theses and dissertations). To find older USD theses and dissertations, search the catalog.

Scanned Books on the Web

Search through Google's collection of scanned scholarly books. Not all are available free-text online.

HathiTrust scanned books

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Text of Classic Books

Project Gutenberg makes the text of out of copyright books available for free download.