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Philosophy: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Science

The Philosophy Research Guide provides resources and strategies for all areas and periods in philosophy, including subject headings for searching Orbis and links to online books.

Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Philosophy of Science

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The theories of knowledge, science, and existence are distinct, but they also have important areas of overlap and are closely intertwined.

This page first lists some examples of subject headings used in Orbis, and then some particular titles of interest (including online books). The specific resources are grouped under the following categories:

See also Psychology & Philosophy of Mind.

Example Subject Headings

Although philosophers generally have a pretty good idea of the distinctions among various topics, unfortunately catalogers are not generally trained in these issues or provided with clear guidelines. In addition, more specific topics usually get their own subject heading, and are not listed as subheadings (see the cross-references listed under the "More Info" button). Consequently you may have to search several subjects to find what you want.

Epistemology

Arguing about knowledge. Ram Neta and Duncan Pritchard.  London; New York: Routledge, 2009.

SML (Stacks), BD161 A64X 2009

The Blackwell guide to epistemology. Ed. John Greco and Ernest Sosa. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1999.

SML (Starr), Philosophy Study Room & Divinity Library, BD161 B465X 1999

A companion to epistemology.  2nd ed. Ed. Jonathan Dancy et al. Oxford; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers, 1992.

Older edition (1993) available in print, SML (Philosophy Study Room), BD161 C637X 1992

Epistemology : a contemporary introduction to the theory of knowledge. Robert Audi. 2nd ed. London; New York: Routledge, 2003

Bass (Stacks), BD161 .A783 2003

Epistemology: contemporary readings.  Ed. Michael Huemer.  London: Routledge, 2002.

SML (Stacks), BD161 .E624 2002

A collection of brief readings from throughout the history of philosophy.

Handbook of epistemology. Ed. Ilkka Niiniluoto, Matti Sintonen, and Jan Woleþnski. Dordrecht; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.

SML (Starr), BD161 .H266X 2004

Introduction to the theory of knowledge.  Noah Lemos.  Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

SML (Stacks), BD161 L375X 2007

The Oxford handbook of epistemology.  Ed. Paul K. Moser.  Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

SML (Stacks & Philosophy Study Room), BD161 O96 2002

Perception. Ed. Robert Schwartz. Malden, MA; Oxford: Blackwell, 2004.

Bass (Stacks), B828.45 .P46X 2004

Philosophical skepticism. Ed. Charles Landesman and Roblin Meeks. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2003.

SML (Stacks and Philosophy Study Room), B837 P455 2003

The theory of knowledge: a thematic introduction.  Paul K. Moser et al. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.

SML (Stacks), BD161 M8485X 1998

Metaphysics

The Blackwell guide to metaphysics. Ed. Richard M. Gale. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 2002.

Bass (Stacks), BD111 .B57X 2002

A companion to metaphysics. 2nd ed. Ed. Jaegwon Kim et al. Oxford; Cambridge, MA.: Blackwell, 2009.

Older edition (1995) available in print, SML (Starr & Philosophy Study Room), Divinity Library, BD111 C626X 1995

Handbook of metaphysics and ontology. Ed. Hans Burkhardt, Barry Smith. Munich; Philadelphia: Philosophia Verlag, 1991.

SML (Starr), BD111 H225X 1991

Metaphysics.  Peter van Inwagen.  Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993.

Bass (Stacks), BD111 V38X 1993

Metaphysics: contemporary readings.   Ed. Michael J. Loux.  New York: Routledge, 2008.

SML (Stacks), BD111 .M553X 2008

Metaphysics: a guide and anthology. Tim Crane and Katalin Farkas. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Bass (Stacks), BD111 .M48 2004

Oxford handbook of causation. Ed. Helen Beebee, Christopher Hitchcock and Peter Menzies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.

SML (Stacks), B1499.C38 O945 2009

The Routledge companion to metaphysics. Ed. Robin Le Poidevin et al. London; New York: Routledge, 2009.

SML (Stacks), BD111 .R68X 2009

Philosophy of Science

 

Blackwell guide to the philosophy of science. Ed. Peter Machamer and Michael Silberstein. Oxford; Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2002.

Bass (Stacks), Q175 .B533 2002

Cambridge companion to the philosophy of biology.  Ed. David L. Hull and Michael Ruse.  Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

SML (Philosophy Study Room), QH331 .C285X 2007

Companion to the philosophy of biology.  Ed. Sahotra Sarkar and Anya Plutynski.  Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2008.

Kline, QH331 C8423X 2008

Companion to the philosophy of science.  Ed. W. H. Newton-Smith.  Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2000

SML (Philosophy Study Room), Q175.3 C65X 2000

Dictionary of concepts in the philosophy of science. Paul T. Durbin. New York : Greenwood Press, 1988.

SML (Starr), Q174.7 D87 1988

Philosophy of science: a contemporary introduction.  2nd ed. Alex Rosenberg.  New York; London: Routledge, 2005.

Bass (Stacks), Q175 .R5475X 2005

The philosophy of science: an encyclopedia. Ed. Sahotra Sarkar and Jessica Pfeifer. New York : Routledge, 2006.

SML (Starr), Q174.7 P55 2006