The Philosopher's Index is the premiere bibliographic database covering worldwide research in all subject areas of philosophy. It contains works on philosophy from both philosophy and interdisciplinary sources. There are author-written abstracts for most records. The global database contains more than 680,000 records with source publications from 139 countries in 37 languages. The primary languages are English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Primary coverage spans from 1940 to present with additional records dating back to 1893.
Source document types are from both print and electronic publications and include anthologies, books/monographs, book reviews, dissertations, contributions to anthologies, and journal articles. Extensive indexing includes personal and proper names along with subject terms; there is also the capability to search for the authors of book reviews.
Subject Coverage
Major areas of coverage include:
- Aesthetics
- Axiology
- Epistemology
- Ethics
- Logic
- Metaphilosophy
- Metaphysics
- Philosophical Anthropology
- Philosophy of Education
- Philosophy of History
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science
- Political Philosophy
- Social Philosophy
The ProQuest Advantage
Designed by EdTech Experts for Teaching, Learning and Research Success
Precise Searching Through Controlled Vocabulary
ProQuest’s signature thesauri expand users’ keyword searches automatically, guiding them to relevant content no matter where they start
Seamless Linking to Full Text
Cross-searchable with your ProQuest collection for access to full articles
Local and Regional Collections
Brings valuable content together for a collection of local and regional scholarship
Related Products
Newspapers.com Library Edition
Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s. Distributed by ProQuest into libraries, it contains a diverse blend of well-known regional and local newspapers in the U.S. and other countries.
Read more
Ancestry Library Edition
ProQuest has partnered with Ancestry.com to create Ancestry Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today with unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom. Its valuable content is a strong complement to HeritageQuest Online.
Read more
Digital Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970
No maps are consulted more in academic and public libraries than Sanborn® fire insurance maps—the detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in more than 12,000 U.S. towns and cities.
Read more