Libraries: Philosophy: Books

Where to Find Philosophy Books in the Library

B - Philosophy (General)
B1-99: General
B108-708: Ancient
B720-765: Medieval
B770-785: Renaissance
B790-5802: Modern

BC - Logic

BD - Speculative Philosophy
BD10-41: General
BD95-131: Metaphysics
BD143-237: Epistemology
BD240-260: Method
BD300-450: Ontology
BD493-701: Cosmology

BH - Aesthetics

BJ - Ethics

Searching for Books

Primo
Use Primo to do a basic search for just about anything in our library catalog. You can limit your search to just books. Use Primo to search for books held in the AU Libraries or books throughout the SUNY libraries.
Box of Books Online Library Catalog (STARCat)
Search the catalog of the Box of Books Library (Alfred's public library) or the Southern Tier Regional library system.

WorldCat (FirstSearch)
WorldCat lets you search the collections of libraries around the world. If you find a book that isn't available at Alfred, you can request it with Interlibrary Loan.

Google Book Search
Google Book search allows you to access bibliographic information and in some cases full texts of books for free. Check the "Full View Only" box to search for full text of books.

Book Reviews

BookBrowse Recommends recent hardcover and paperback books — “exceptional books for discerning readers” — offering editors’ favorites, readers’ favorites, author interviews, and reading guides. Reviews can be searched by genre, setting, time period, and
Good Reads
Goodreads is an American social cataloging website that allows individuals to search its database of books, annotations, quotes, and reviews. Users can sign up and register books to generate library catalogs and reading lists. Users provide reviews and ratings for books.
Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
The Marx and Philosophy Review of Books publishes online reviews of books in the area of Marxism and philosophy, interpreted very broadly as regards both ‘Marxism’ and ‘philosophy’.