Companions & Guides
Library Links
Useful library tools and services...
Welcome
Welcome! This online course guide has been put together for the Spring 2008 philosophy course Feminist Epistemology & The Philosophy of Science with Professor Miriam Solomon.
PSA Women's Caucus Links
NOTE: To find complete articles of items you find using Women's Caucus links, use Temple University's Full-Text by Citation or Journal Finder. To find books, use Diamond: The Libraries' Catalog.
Overviews/Backgrounds
Do a Quick Search below, or try the links to other specialized encyclopedias below.
Find Journal Articles
Try using the quick search box or the sources below.
Search for Articles and Books!
- Philosopher's IndexJournal Articles, Book Reviews. Most authoritative database for the discipline of philosophy.
- POIESISA full-text philosophy database containing mostly small, respected philosophy journals.
- JSTORA vast scholarly full-text archive that covers humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. Use "Advanced Search" to limit your search to specific subject categories. JSTOR does not cover the most recent five years of a publication.
- Sociological AbstractsLook here for sociological coverage of feminism, epistemology, and philosophy of science.
- Web of ScienceCovers professional and scholarly literature of humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Women's Studies Resources
Some extra databases that might help fill out your research. Especially check out CQ Researcher because of its very nice reports that paints a broad picture of the topic at hand.
- Contemporary Women's IssuesMultidisciplinary database covering women's issues.
- GenderWatchMultidisciplinary database covering gender issues.
- LGBT Life with Full-TextAnother good source for gender issues in science and philosophy.
- Defining Gender, 1450-1910Interesting stuff on defining gender in Britain.
- Women's History as Scientists: A Guide to the DebatesA useful reference book from the database CREDO Reference.
Find Book Chapters
- Oxford Scholarship Online"Oxford Scholarship Online is a cross-searchable library containing the full text of important scholarly books from Oxford University Press." Temple U. owns the philosophy, political science, psychology, and religion.
- Blackwell Reference OnlineA collection of Blackwell's companions, guides, and dictionaries in philosophy and religion. Great for overviews of philosophical and religious issues.
- Cambridge Histories OnlineIncludes Cambridge History of Science, and Cambridge History of Philosophy. Use "Browse" to go to these two publications and then search.
Searching for Books
Use the library catalog to search for books on your topic.
- Diamond: Library CatalogSearch here for books owned by Temple.
- E-ZBorrowSearch here for books from PA libraries if Temple doesn't have or is checked out, requests are received in 3-5 business days.
- WorldCatSearch here for books across libraries worldwide. You can request books you find that Temple doesn't have through E-ZBorrow or Interlibrary Loan.
- ILLIADRequest books that are not available in the Temple Libraries or from E-ZBorrow. Requests can take many days or weeks to arrive, plan ahead.
Science Resources
- AccessScienceThe online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Great place for basic science information.
- Reader's Guide to the History of ScienceA reference book from the database CREDO Reference.
- Reader's Guide to the Social SciencesA reference book from the database CREDO Reference.
- The Philosophy of Science: An EncyclopediaA two volume print encyclopedia in the Paley Reference Stacks, first floor Paley Library.
Contact Fred |
 Fred Rowland Contact Info Paley Library Office: 316 Paley (3rd Floor, East side) 215-204-3188 frowland@temple.edu Links: Profile & Guides |
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