Search through the citations and abstracts of articles from over 500 philosophy journals.
Description:Philosophers Index is a key database to philosophy and related disciplines. Time Period: 1940's to present Sources: Indexes more than 1,500 journals. Subject Headings: History, Humanities, Mobile, Philosophy & Religion (Philosophy) Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal articles, books, conference proceedings Information Included: Citations and abstracts FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Philosopher Information Center Updates: Quarterly Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Covers many fields of study, even back to the 19th century. To search within the relevant journals, select “Philosophy” in the disciplines list on the advanced search page.
Description:JSTOR allows you to search across approximately 2,000 journal titles from more than 50 disciplines. It contains complete backfiles of scholarly journals starting with the first issues, many of which date back from the 1800s. Although the majority of titles do not have the most recent 3 to 5 years available in full text, there are some which have the current issues available.
Note: Additional content has been permanently added to JSTOR, including archived journal collections and primary resources. Searches performed using the databases page link will include results from the additional sources, as will the link above.
Time Period: 19th century to present Sources: Provides the full text for approximately 2,000 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, Business, Education, English & Linguistics, General, Health, History, Humanities, Law, Mobile, Music, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences, Technology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Citations, Journal Articles, Reviews Information Included: Full Text, Citations FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: JSTOR Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Religion and Philosophy Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines related to an array of topics connected with religion, church history, and philosophy; including ethics, logic, and epistemology.
Description:Religion and Philosophy Collection provides access to scholarly journals and magazines related to an array of topics connected with religion, church history, and philosophy; including ethics, logic, and epistemology. Time Period: 1960's to present Sources: Indexes more than 260 journals and magazines, 222 of which are peer-reviewed, and 207 are in full text. Subject Headings: Philosophy and Religion Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Journal Articles, Magazine Articles Information Included: Full Text, Citations, Abstracts Print Equivalent: None FindIt@BALL STATE: Yes Publisher: EBSCO Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Covers many fields in the humanities, including philosophy (1993-present).
Description:Project Muse is a full text database of journals in disciplines such as art, literature, history, political science, and economics. Some full text will come from JSTOR, in PDF format. Time Period: 1993 to present Sources: Indexes more than 300 journals. Subject Headings: Art & Architecture, English & Linguistics, History, Humanities, Philosophy & Religion, Psychology Scholarly or Popular: Scholarly Primary Materials: Books/e-books, Citations, Journal Articles Information Included: Journal Articles FindIt@BALL STATE: No Print Equivalent: None Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Updates: Daily Number of Simultaneous Users: Unlimited
Find It @ Ball State: Helping you find the full text of the title you want
When you're using a database, and can't find a link to the full text of an article, look for a Find It @ Ball State button.
Find It helps you to search the Libraries' other databases and subscriptions to see if the full text is available through another resource.
If it is available, Find It provides a link to the text of the article.
If it cannot find the full-text, Find It provides a link to Interlibrary Loan so that you can request that we get a copy of the article from another library.
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