Philosophy: Books & Dissertations

Resources for the study of philosophy and ethics are outlined in this research guide.

Find books and UW dissertations with UW Libraries Search

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Index to doctoral dissertations and selected masters theses from 1861 to the present; includes 2 million+ full text dissertations published since 1997.

FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
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The most powerful interface for searching WorldCat, including more detailed records; often used by library staff and expert searchers. Find books and other materials not available in UW and Summit Libraries; use Interlibrary Loan to request those items.

Dissertations and Theses Research Guide
Research guide for finding dissertations and theses at the UW and beyond
Research Works (UW)
More than 6600 dissertations produced at the University of Washington; full coverage from 1997-2008; sporadic coverage prior to 1997.

Past Masters This link opens in a new window
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Full text online of writings by Aquinas, Aristotle, British Philosophy (1600-1900), Descartes, Fichte, Hegel, Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard, the Continental Rationalists, Locke, Nietzsche, Peirce, Plato, Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill, Santayana, Wittgenstein and more.
Goethes Werke This link opens in a new window
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The complete German text of the 143 volumes of the definitive Weimar Edition of work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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