The subject heading Philosophy is broken down over 1300 subtopics. In addition, there are over 200 related subjects. If you do not wish to browse the headings, do a keyword search on your topic and follow the subject heading links at the bottom of relevant records to find additional, useful resources.
B-BD is the primary area where books on philosophy are shelved. Bibliographies are often shelved in the Z 8100's through 8400's. Books on the philosophy of science or the philosophy of literature may be shelved in the science or literature areas of the collection.
The library's collection can be browsed electronically. Once a list of titles is generated, click the call number of a relevant item. Use Next Page and Previous Page to see what items are shelved near it.
All of the e-books at Bowdoin are findable in the library catalog search above. In addition, you may search these e-book packages to focus your search easily on philosophical topics.
Oxford Scholarship Online
Search the Philosophy section for books published by Oxford that are available in electronic form.
Ebook Central
Search the Philosophy section for books by a variety of publishers that are available in electronic form.