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If you wish to browse through the library's collection of philosophy books, here is a breakdown of broad call number areas and what subjects are found in them. All these areas are found on the second floor of Paley Library.

Subclass B

B1-5802    Philosophy (General)
B69-99        General works
B108-5802        By period
Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy
B108-708            Ancient
B720-765            Medieval
B770-785            Renaissance
B790-5802            Modern
B808-849                Special topics and schools of philosophy
B850-5739                By region or country
B5800-5802                By religion

Subclass BC

BC1-199    Logic
BC11-39        History
BC25-39            By period
BC60-99        General works
BC171-199        Special topics

Subclass BD

BD10-701    Speculative philosophy
BD10-41        General philosophical works
BD95-131        Metaphysics
BD143-237        Epistemology.  Theory of knowledge
BD240-260        Methodology
BD300-450        Ontology
Including being, the soul, life, death
BD493-701        Cosmology
Including teleology, space and time, structure of matter,
plurality of worlds

Subclass BH

BH1-301    Aesthetics
BH81-208        History
BH301        Special topics

Subclass BJ

BJ1-1725    Ethics
BJ71-1185        History and general works
Including individual ethical philosophers
BJ1188-1295        Religious ethics
BJ1298-1335        Evolutionary and genetic ethics
BJ1365-1385        Positivist ethics
BJ1388        Socialist ethics
BJ1390-1390.5        Communist ethics
BJ1392        Totalitarian ethics
BJ1395        Feminist ethics
BJ1518-1697        Individual ethics.  Character.  Virtue
Including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, vices,
success, ethics for children
BJ1725        Ethics of social groups, classes, etc.  Professional ethics
BJ1801-2195    Social usages.  Etiquette
BJ2021-2078        Etiquette of entertaining
BJ2139-2156        Etiquette of travel
BJ2195        Telephone etiquette