Research Guides: SCR PHIL155 / Ethics of the Beginning and End of Life / R. Weinberg / FA25: Find Resources in Philosophy and Bioethics

Main Databases for Finding Scholarship in Philosophy

Philosopher's Index

Why search here? The main database for finding scholarship in philosophy, including peer-reviewed books .
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, books

Broader than PhilPapers; it covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, logic, and metaphysics as well as material on the philosophy of disciplines, such as law, religion, science, history, and education.
Language: English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Polish, Turkish, etc.
PhilPapers

Why search here? Find scholarship in philosophy and explore landmark literatures in different branches of philosophy
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, books

PhilPapers curated by philosophers in the field.
Language: English
Keywords: Phil Papers

Other Useful Databases

Nexis Uni

Why search here? Search here for comprehensive coverage of news and current events, government, business, medical, and legal topics, as well as general reference information.
Content type: Newspaper articles, trade journal articles, broadcast transcripts, financial reports, federal and state case law, medical abstracts, corporate profiles
Coverage dates: 1980-present

Language: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese
Keywords: Lexis Nexis

Library Search!
Provides access to resources owned by the Claremont Colleges Library, and to millions of resources from other libraries worldwide. In addition to physical materials housed in the library, Library Search also provides access to online sources (eBooks, articles, dissertations, and streaming video and audio).

Women's Studies International

Why search here? Search for scholarly and popular sources about gender and women's studies topics.
Content type: Scholarly articles, reviews, magazine articles, newspaper articles, dissertations
Coverage dates: 1750-present

Language: English, French, German, Spanish, etc.
PubMed

Why search here? Discover biomedical and life sciences research using this search tool run by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, clinical trials, meta-anlayses, systematic reviews, books

Includes advanced search tools such as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and the Clinical Queries feature. Personalized MyNCBI account features, such as email alerts, are only available by leaving the Library's instance of PubMed and accessing the resource through the open web site (pubmed.gov).
Language: English
Keywords: Pub Med
Web of Science

Why search here? Great for discovering scholarly research across a wide array of subject areas, primarily published in high-impact (highly cited) journals in the physical and life sciences, health sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, conference proceedings, book chapters
Coverage dates: 1965-present

Easily explore an article bibliography, as well as sources that have cited the article since its publication, via the Citation Network feature. Create a free personal account to keep a comprehensive search history, create search alerts and citation alerts. Additional features related to author and journal profiles are available.
Language: English, Russian, French, German, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese, etc.
Text Mining: Allowed; only through Clarivate APIs
Keywords: Social Science Citation Index Science Citation Index Arts and Humanities Citation Index Conference Proceedings Citation Index Emerging Sources Citation Index WoS Knowledge
Academic Search Premier

Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title

Language: English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, French, Chinese, Arabic etc.
Keywords: ASP

Supplementary / Background Sources for Philosophy

Academic Search Premier

Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title

Language: English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, French, Chinese, Arabic etc.
Keywords: ASP
PAIS Index

Why search here? Good for abstracts and citations of political science literature from a wide range of international and domestic sources.
Content type: Abstracts and citations for scholarly articles, monographs, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference papers, web content
Coverage dates: 1915-present

PAIS Index combines two databases: PAIS International and PAIS Archive. PAIS International is the electronic version and continuation of the print publications PAIS Bulletin and PAIS Foreign Language Index. PAIS Archive is the electronic version of the print publication PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin.
Language: English, German, French, Spanish
Women's Studies International

Why search here? Search for scholarly and popular sources about gender and women's studies topics.
Content type: Scholarly articles, reviews, magazine articles, newspaper articles, dissertations
Coverage dates: 1750-present

Language: English, French, German, Spanish, etc.

Reference and Primary Sources

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Why search here? A good encyclopedia for philosophy, arranged by philosophical themes, philosophies, historical periods, and religions.
Content type: Encyclopedia articles, reference material

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is generally preferred over Routledge by academic philosophers.
Language: English

The Hastings Center
Major site for finding information about the ethics of health

Past Masters Full Text Humanities

Why search here? Access to full text of scholarly editions in literature, philosophy, and theology, plus correspondence of selected authors.
Content type: Books, correspondence

Language: English