Architecture and Planning Library

This guide was developed for University of Texas undergraduate students beginning studies in Greek and Roman Philosophy, and was designed to help you get started with your research. Standard abbreviations are used for the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL) and the Classics Library (CLA). If you need additional assistance please consult a librarian.

GETTING STARTED: Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other overviews

From the Library homepage
select Research Tools/Databases

select Gale Virtual Reference search for person or concept (includes the Encyclopedia of Philosophy 2nd edition)
select Philosopher's Index search for person or concept                      
select Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy search for person or concept

GETTING STARTED: Hard copy Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and other overviews

From the Library catalog, type in the keyword search or visit following locations:

Oxford Classical Dictionary DE 5 O9 Ref (PCL, CLA), or online through the Library catalog

The Cambridge companion to Greek and Roman philosophy B 111 C36 2003 (PCL)

A companion to ancient philosophy B 111 C66 2006 (PCL), or online through the Library catalog

Encyclopedia of classical philosophy B 163 E53 1997 Ref & Normal Loan (PCL)

Encyclopedia of philosophy B 51 E53 2006 Ref (PCL), or online through the Library catalog

Encyclopedia of philosophy B 41 E5 1972 Library Use Only (PCL)

Additional encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks may be found through the Library Catalog using keyword searches, for example:

Philosophy Classical Dictionaries              
Philosophy Greek Dictionaries
Philosophy Classical Encyclopedias         
Philosophy Roman Biography
Ancient Philosophical Theory                        
Philosophy Ancient

FINDING PHILOSOPHY SOURCES

Some of the dictionaries noted above will cite the source of the philosophers or philosophical concepts. In some cases you may need to look up authors’ names or titles from a list of abbreviations found in the first few pages of the dictionary. English translations of the cited works may be found online and in print.

Full text of the works of Aristotle and Plato are available from PastMasters

Two sites with full-text English translations of selected works:
Tufts University’s Perseus Project
MIT’s The Tech Classics Archive

Printed translations of both Greek and Roman works are available in a set of volumes called the Loeb Classical Library. You will find these volumes in PCL and CLA by executing a keyword search in the Library Catalog. Enter keywords: "(name of author) Loeb". For example: Plato Loeb  or  Cicero Loeb

FINDING ARTICLES ON PHILOSOPHY

From the Library homepage

select Research Tools/Databases 

select Academic OneFile search for person, concept or philosophical term

select Academic Search Complete search for person, concept or philosophical term

select L’Annee Philologique search keyword for title, author, subject in “full text”; limit to English language articles under “Other Criteria”

select JSTOR search for person, concept or philosophical term in advanced search: abstracts

select MLA International Bibliography search by subject, keyword etc

Select Religion & Philosophy Collection search by subject, keyword etc