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Finding Aid: Ethics and Philosophy

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:

• Bioethics for Students REF. R724 .B4825 1999
• 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 2004
• Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy REF. B163 .E53 1997
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy REF. B41 .E5
• Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics REF. BL31 .E4 1917
• 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

Databases

• CQ Researcher: provides in-depth coverage of issues on a wide range of topics. Includes overviews, pros and cons, and lengthy lists of other sources.
• 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)
• International Journal of Ethics (J-STOR title)
• Journal of Philosophy(J-STOR title)
• Journal of Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Methods(J-STOR)
• Journal of Symbolic Logic(J-STOR title)
• Mind(J-STOR title)
• Nous (J-STOR title)
• Philosophical Perspectives (J-STOR title)
• Philosophical Quarterly (J-STOR title)
• Philosophical Review (J-STOR title)
• Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (J-STOR title)
• Philosophy and Public Affairs (J-STOR title)
• The Philosopher (J-STOR title)

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

Searching the Library Catalog

Subject searches: Use the subject headings listed below each topic to locate materials. Limit by publication year to locate the most current resources.

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): VT 346

Capital Punishment

• Execution at Midnight: VT 950

Censorship, porn and hate speech

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

Abortion

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

Artificial Reproduction

• Motherhood: VT 712

Genetic Engineering

• A World of Ideas (series): 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
• Bioethics Discussion Pages
• The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University -- an interdisciplinary and multi-format collection on ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment.
• The Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania
• The Center for Practical Bioethics
• Ethical Issues in End-of-Life Care
• Ethics Resource Center
• Ethics Update
• The Hastings Center -- an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit bioethics research institute founded in 1969.
• Science & Bioethics - The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life -- The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, launched in 2001, seeks to promote a deeper understanding of issues at the intersection of religion and public affairs.