Philosophy  

1. How to start writing a research paper  
2. Use these Reference Resources to start your reseach

Use the reference sources below to:

• help define a topic
• place a topic in context
• get an overview of scholarly thought on a topic 
• help you focus and develop a thesis for your paper

Articles in reference sources often list articles, books, and websites for further reading,  in sections entitled Bibliography, Suggested Reading, Further Information, etc.

Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper by Jim Pryor, NYU

Guidelines on Reading Philosophy by Jim Pryor, NYU

Databases and web sites:

• Credo Reference  Search for articles in >600 reference books.
• Dictionary of Existentialism  Haim Gordon, ed.  Greenwood Press, 1999.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
  
• The Oxford Companion to Philosophy  2nd ed.   Ted Honderich, ed.  Oxford University Press, 2005. 
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 
  

Print Reference Books:

• The Cambridge history of later medieval philosophy [1100-1600].  Norman Kretzmann et al, eds.  Cambridge UP, 1982.  B721.C35 Ref
• Encyclopedia of Chinese Philosophy  Antonio S. Cua, ed.  Routledge, 2003.  B 126 .E496 Ref
• Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment Alan Charles Kors, ed. Oxford UP, 2003.  4 vols.  B802 .E53 Ref
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy.  2nd ed.  Donald M. Borchert, ed.  Macmillan Reference, 2006.  10 vols.  B 51.E53 Ref.
• A History of Greek Philosophy.  W.K.C. Guthrie.  Cambridge UP, 1977.  3 vols.   B171.F82 Ref
  
• International Philosophical Bibliography   Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven, 2000-2003.  B8 .D T54 Ref
  
• World Philosophy:  Essay-Reviews of 225 Major Works.  Frank N. Magill, ed.  Salem Press, 1982.  B 29.W68 Ref