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PHIL 440 - Philosophy and Public Life: Choosing a Topic
This guide identifies library resources to support your research related to Philosophy 440 course work.
Getting Started
Philosophy Basics
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How to read philosophy
Philosophy Sources
Research Process
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Choosing a Topic
Finding Background Information
Library Catalogs
Subject Specific Databases
Statistical Information
Research Databases (General)
Finding Resources by Type
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Quick Info
Books
Journal Articles
Locating Primary Resources
Philosophy on the Internet
Evaluating Web Resources
Information Literacy Lessons
Annotated Bibliography
Citation Help
Databases and Web Resources for Generating Topic Ideas
ProCon.org
ProCon is a private, nonprofit organization that provides nonpartison information about controversial issues.
Points of View Reference Center
The Points of View Reference Center helps you identify paper topics topics and the different points of view within them.
New York Times Topics
This is a list of current topics and links to articles on these topics from the New York Times.
SIRS Researcher
The SIRS Researcher contains short essays that present different and often clashing sides on an issue. This is another useful resource for generating topic ideas.
Idea Generation Techniques
Silent writing technique for generating ideas
Brief description of the silent writing technique used to generate ideas without the limitations of brainstorming.
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