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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Call Number: Online
ISBN: 0028660722
Publication Date: 2005-12-01
Online version of comprehensive, 8-volume set
The Cambridge Dictionary of Philosophy by Robert Audi (Editor)
Call Number: REF B41 .C35 1999
ISBN: 052163136X
Publication Date: 1999-09-28
Concise but comprehensive source. (Both book and ebook)
The Oxford Companion to Philosophy by Ted Honderich (Editor)
Call Number: REF B51 .O94 2005
ISBN: 0199264791
Publication Date: 2005-05-26
2,200 entries on philosophers and philosophy concepts. (Both book and ebook)
The Columbia History of Western Philosophy by Richard H. Popkin (Editor)
Call Number: REF B72 .C593 1999
ISBN: 0231101287
Publication Date: 1999-02-16
Philosophies from different times, places, and cultures throughout the western world. (Book and ebook)
Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy by Oliver Leaman
Call Number: REF B5010 .L32 1999
ISBN: 0415173620
Publication Date: 1999-06-30
Concise entries on the philosophical concepts of Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and other Eastern thought.

Partial list of major authors' writings

Plato (424 - 348 BCE)
Essential figure in the development of Western philosophy
Aristotle (384 - 322 BCE)
One of the greatest philosophers of all time--OF ALL TIME!
Augustine (354 - 430)
Augustine was an early Christian theologian and philosopher.
René Descartes (1596-1650)
Mathematician, rational skeptic, and founder of modern philosophy
Baruch Spinoza (1632 - 1677)
Controversial in his time, Spinoza is renowned for his rejection of dualism.
David Hume (1711-1776)
Scottish historian, philosopher, and essayist known especially for his radical empiricism and skepticism.
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
German philosopher widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy

Partial list of foundational works

Vedas
The ancient foundation of Hinduism
Upanishads
Seminal source of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jainist ideas
Bhagavad Gita
Hindu scripture and part of the Mahabharata epic
Tao Te Ching (Dao De Jing)
Ancient work of the "Old Sage" Laozi (老子), developed Taoism, and influenced other Chinese schools of thought

Crash Course Philosophy
YouTube series covering 3 philosophy branches: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory
Philosophy Tube
YouTube channel discussing philosophical ideas and some current events
Philosophy Bites
Podcast featuring expert interviews on epistemology, ontology, metaphysics, religion, ethics, and other philosophical ideas

Eastern and Western philosophy by Audrey. Healy, Malcolm. Seymour, Trevor. Green
Call Number: B53 .E27 2002
ISBN: 9780769781976
Publication Date: 2002
Explores the roots of ancient philosophy, religious thought and spiritual enlightenment in both east and west
The Great Ideas of Philosophy by Daniel Robinson (Instructed by)
Call Number: B72 .R63 2004d
ISBN: 1565859839
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Series of 60 lectures (30 min each) spanning the ancient world to the 20th century

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