LibGuides: Humanities & Philosophy: Books

Interlibrary Loan

If you need a resource that we don't have access to, Interlibrary Loan (ILL) can usually borrow it for you! (Please allow at least 7 days for delivery.)

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WorldCat
Find resources from libraries across the globe, including books, serial titles, DVDs, CDs, conference proceedings, and maps.

Browse the Book Collection

Browsing can familiarize you with the scope of your subject area. The main book collection is located on the 3rd floor of the library. A call number is like a book's address. Here are some book neighborhoods you might want to browse:

B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

BD Speculative philosophy
BJ Ethics
BL Religions, Mythology

D History: General and Old World

DE Mediterranean region - Classical
DJK Eastern Europe
DS Asia
DT Africa

GR Folklore

ML Literature of Music

N Fine Arts

P Language and Literature

PA Classical languages and literature
PQ Romance languages
PR English literature
PS American literature

U Military Science

Selected Books

Folk and Fairy Tales by D. L. Ashliman
ISBN: 9780313328107

Publication Date: 2004-05-30

Written by a leading authority, this handbook offers a broad examination of folk and fairy tales as a folklore type. It looks at tales from around the world and from diverse cultures. The volume defines and classifies folk and fairy tales and analyzes a number of examples.
Philosophy of Knowledge: A history by Henrik Lagerlund (Editor)
ISBN: 9781350446618

Publication Date: 2024-04-18

The Philosophy of Knowledge: A History presents the history of one of Western philosophy's greatest challenges: understanding the nature of knowledge. Divided chronologically into four volumes, it follows conceptions of knowledge that have been proposed, defended, replaced, and proposed anew by ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary philosophers.
Philosophy of Language: the Basics by Ethan Nowak
ISBN: 9781032168678

Publication Date: 2024-07-31

This book provides beginners with a sense of the questions and methods that make up the philosophy of language. T
The Silk Road by Valerie Hansen
ISBN: 9780195159318

Publication Date: 2012-08-14

The Silk Road is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and Southeast Asia.