Subject information Philosophy
You will find important sources for your literature research here, including bibliographic databases, academic search engines and key reference works. Get access to electronic media and libraries on campus. Use our guides and courses to improve your research skills. Find out about open access and publication opportunities at RUB.
Research
Databases for literature research
- EBSCO Geisteswissenschaften (includes the Philosopher's Index)
- JSTOR
- PhilPapers
- Web of Science
- Fachinformationsdienst Philosophie
- DelEtaPhi
Academic search engines
- BASE (academic web documents)
- Google Scholar
How do I do research?
References
Key reference sources online
- Historisches Wörterbuch der Philosophie | Info
Philosophical terms defined and presented over time - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | Info
English overview articles on important topics in philosophy - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy | Info
English overview articles on core topics in philosophy - International Encyclopedia of Ethics | Info
English overview articles on areas and topics of ethics
Academic search engines
- BASE (wiss. Webdokumente)
- Google Scholar
Gaining access to texts
Digital media
- Electronic Journals Library
Access to articles published in scientific journals - E-Book-Sammlungen Philosophie
Selection of e-book collections focusing on philosophy - E-Book-Sammlungen von A bis Z
All e-book collections licensed by RUB - Fachinformationsdienst Philosophie
Access to digital texts and subsequently digitized texts
Libraries on campus
- UB Primo
- GA Joint library
Educational science, history, art history and philosophy - Research Center for Classical German Philosophy / Hegel Archive, Library
Publishing at RUB
- Open access in philosophy
- Open Access as a service of the FID Philosophy
- Publishing with the RUB
- Financing options
- Fachinformationsdienst Philosophie
Rechercheplattform für philosophische FResearch platform for specialized philosophical literature; access to electronic full texts; information on research data management; possibility of media-neutral publishing; digital repository of open source applications
Further information
- Fachinformationsdienst Philosophie (German)
Research platform for specialized philosophical literature; access to electronic full texts; information on research data management; possibility of media-neutral publishing; digital repository of open source applications - Buchvorschlag UB (German)
If you are missing important books, you can make suggestions to the University Library for their acquisition - JournalTOC
Service that compiles tables of contents of current journals and allows users to be notified directly about new articles - DBIS Philosophy
Overview and description of various scientific databases that could be relevant in the field of philosophy, in particular for specialized topics