The following selective list of print and Web resources has been compiled by the McGovern Library staff as a starting point for research on issues relating to ethics and philosophy. It is not a complete listing of materials either held by McGovern Library or available online, but is intended to serve as a guide to some of the Library's resources, and as a pointer to a variety of online resources.

Encyclopedia and Reference Sources

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Dictionary of Philosophy of the Mind
• Merck Manual, 17th Ed.
• Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 2nd Ed.
• Meta Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  Print sources available in McGovern Library:

• Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Business Ethics REF. HD30.15 B463 1998 v.11
• Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society REF. BJ63 .D45 1996
• Dictionary of Genetics REF. QH427 .K55 1990b
• Dictionary of Religion and Ethics REF. BL31 .M3
• Encyclopedia of Ethics REF. BJ63 .E45 1992
• Encyclopedia of Bioethics REF. QH332 .E52 1995
• Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy REF. B163 .E53 1997
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy REF. B41 .E5
• Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics REF. BL31 .E4
• Great Books of the Western World (series) AC1 .G7
• Great Thinkers of the Western World REF. B51 .O94 1995
• Oxford Companion to Philosophy REF. B51 .O94 1995
• Oxford English Dictionary REF. PE1625 .N53 1933
• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. REF. PE1625 .O87 1991

Indexes

• EBSCO Fulltext Databases: citations, abstracts, and full text articles
  Try more than one database for the most thorough results -- remember that each database indexes different periodicals.
• J-STOR: full-text articles in a number of different disciplines
  note: This database will not include the current 3-5 years of most journal titles.
• MEDLINE: citations and abstracts only
• NOESIS: Philosophical Research On-line
  Searchable index of selected journals with on-line content
• Proquest: abstracts, citations and full text articles

Periodicals

Electronic Journals

• Ethics (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• International Journal of Ethics (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Journal of Philosophy (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods (J-STOR title --only available on campus
• Journal of Symbolic Logic (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Mind (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Nous (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Philosophical Perspectives (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Philosophical Quarterly (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Philosophical Review (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• Philosophy and Public Affairs (J-STOR title – only available on campus)
• The Philosopher

  Print journals available in McGovern Library (some may be on microfiche)

• Conscience – abortion, religious aspects, Catholic Church, pro-choice
• Criminal Justice Ethics – criminal justice, social justice, social ethics
• Ethics
• Hastings Center Report – medical ethics, bioethics
• Journal of Christian Nursing – nursing care, religion and medicine, nursing ethics
• Journal of Palliative Care – terminal care (issues in death and dying)
• Soundings – religion and social problems

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Videos

General

• World of Ideas (series)
  Each tape features an interview with a different author, scientist, philosopher, or other personality focusing on a variety of religious political, social or ethical issue.
• Philosophers’ Ideas that Changed the World A-V VT 845

  Euthanasia

• A World of Ideas (series) A-V VT 346

  Capital Punishment

• Execution at Midnight A-V VT 950

  Censorship, porn and hate speech

• A World of Ideas (series) A-V VT 366
• Hate on Trial A-V VT 595-596
• Beyond Hate A-V VT 593

  Abortion

• Abortion and Reproductive Issues A-V VT 713
• When Abortion was Illegal  A-V VT 863
• A World of Ideas (series) A-V VT 335

  Artificial Reproduction

• Motherhood A-V VT 712

  Genetic Engineering

• A World of Ideas (series) A-V VT 335

Legislation

• THOMAS -- US Congress on the Internet
  Useful for locating current information on proposed and recently passed laws.

Court Decisions

• Supreme Court Collection
  Full text of recent Supreme Court decisions provided by Cornell University School of Law – searchable by subject.

Websites

• American Philosophical Association
• DeathNet
• Ethics Update
• Prof. Spalding's List of Morality, Ethics and Philosophy Research Resources

Electronic Discussion Lists

• Ethics: Discussions of Ethics on the Net