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These databases will help you find journal articles in Philosophy.
Philosopher's index
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Coverage from: 1940-
Publisher: Bowling Green, OH : Philosopher's Information Center ;
Provider: CSA
Provides citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, anthology contributions and book reviews published worldwide. Topics covered include: ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language. Covers 1940-present. Contains over 328,000 records as of August 2005. Monitors over 550 journals from more than 40 countries.
JSTOR
Provides full-text and page images from many of the top journals in most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.
Project Muse
Provides access to journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Disciplines covered are humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Recommended Reference Works:
A good way to start reserach on any topic is to use reference books, usually located in the Reference Department of your library. Rference books such as encyclopedias and dictionaries will give you a valuable overview of your topic and help you clarify your thesis.
The dictionary of eighteenth-century British philosophers
Publisher: Bristol ; Thoemmes Press, 1999.
The dictionary of seventeenth-century British philosophers
Publisher: Bristol, England ; Thoemmes, 2000.