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Philosophy: Books & eBooks

Information on books, journals, databases and other useful philosophy resources.

Where in the Library?

Most print material related to philosophy can be found in the 100s on level 4 of the James Joyce Library.

Level 4 floor plan

Language dictionaries can also be found on level 4.

Finding Books using OneSearch

Watch a short tutorial on how to find print books and ebooks using OneSearch:

Short Loan & 4-Hour Collections

Short Loan Collection

The Short Loan Collection (SLC) contains multiple copies of books in demand, or on reading lists and can be borrowed for 7 days.

4-Hour Collection

The 4-Hour Loan collection contains items that are in very high demand at certain times of the year. You can borrow and take these books anywhere in the Library, but they cannot be taken out of the Library building.

Books for Philosophy

Books and eBooks are listed in OneSearch, our resource discovery service. You can also browse the collection to find books for your research. The relevant shelf marks include, but are not limited to:

  • 101–109 Standard subdivisions of philosophy
  • 110 Metaphysics
  • 120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
  • 130 Parapsychology and occultism
  • 140 Specific philosophical schools and viewpoints
  • 150 Psychology
  • 160 Philosophical logic
  • 170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)
  • 180 Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy
  • 190 Modern western and other non-eastern philosophy

 

A selection of useful book titles available via UCD Library include:

Books and eBooks are listed in OneSearch, our resource discovery service. Useful ebook titles and ebook databases available via UCD Library include:

Reference items are helpful for finding background information; definitions and spelling; facts and figures; translations; statistics and topical overviews of subjects. Reference books can be found both in print and online. See here for further information

Useful online reference material for Philosophy include:

Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning, teaching and research materials in any format and medium that reside in the public domain or are under copyright that have been released under an open license, that permit no-cost access, re-use, re-purpose, adaptation and redistribution by others. (source: UNESCO)

Special Collections

Special Collections

Special Collections contains unique book, archival and manuscript collections. UCD students and staff, and external users can consult the collections in the Special Collections reading room. Special Collections is located on Level 1 of the James Joyce Library.