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Wellesley College Research Guides

 PHILOSOPHY: Context & Overviews

Reference Sources

Often overlooked, Reference Sources can offer:
1) An overview of your potential topic,
2) Clarity about the contours and sub-divisions of an intellectual question,
3) Citations to important sources, hand-chosen by the author.

General Works

Companions Series

Specialized Reference Sources

Philosophy of Biology/Science

Philosophy of Ethics/Bioethics

Political & Legal Theory Philosophy

Philosophy of Mind

Africana Philosophy

Feminist Philosophy