Philosophy & Ethics: Background Information

Online Reference Sources

These sources offer great background information about philosophy, in addition to definitions of philosophical terms:

Gale Ebooks
Full text encyclopedias in all subject areas
Oxford Reference Online
Full text dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy organizes scholars from around the world in philosophy and related disciplines to create and maintain an up-to-date reference work.

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