Washington and Lee University
| Connect to: Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy | |
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press |
| Description: | Written by Simon Blackburn, this 2008 edition contains over 500 biographies of famous and influential philosophers, in-depth analysis of philosophical terms and concepts, and coverage of themes from Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy. |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the " Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "business ethics". To find articles containing all of several words, connect with words with AND. Example: paradox AND logic To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: reali* will find realism, reality, realization, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Religion & Philosophy"). |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe |
| Descriptors: |
Philosophy Religion Politics -- Political Philosophy Dictionaries |
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