Philosophy Collection: Background Information

Premier encyclopedia of philosophy, with signed articles by prominent philosophers and regular updates.

Online peer reviewed encyclopedia similar in scope and concept to the Stanford Encyclopedia.

State of the art encyclopedia of philosophy from its initial publication in 1967 until online encyclopedias became available. Still important because of its focus on topics of interest in the mid-twentieth century such as logical positivism.

Enormous encyclopedia of a wide range of concepts, from human rights to perception, rational choice, genetics and justice. Great starting point for research in interdisciplinary topics bearing on Philosophy.

Premier and seminal encyclopedia of bioethics.

-The Cambridge History of Hellenistic Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity
-The Cambridge History of Later Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of Later Medieval Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of 17th Century Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of 18th Century Philosophy
-The Cambridge History of Philosophy in the 19th Century
-The Cambridge History of Philosophy 1870–1945
-The Cambridge World History of Medical Ethics
-The Cambridge History of Jewish Philosophy

A very good entry point to the research of a wide range of topics. Separate entries on major concepts such as "philosophy of language" list seminal works that usually dominate thought on the topic.