University Library: Ethics: Dictionaries & encyclopaedias

Dictionaries

Ethics topic page (Credo Reference)
A directory of links to multidisciplinary ethics eBooks, articles, videos, and images about ethics topics from dictionaries, encyclopaedias and databases.
Dictionary of World Philosophy
Definitions of terms used in philosophy.

Encyclopaedias

Encyclopaedias are a useful starting point for an introduction to a topic or to find factual information. Although the examples below are credible, scholarly sources, encyclopaedias are not generally referenced in academic essays.

Encyclopedia of Ethics
An electronic library reference shelf of dictionaries and encyclopaedias and much more.
Ethics topic page (Credo Reference)
A directory of links to multidisciplinary ethics eBooks, articles, videos, and images about ethics topics from dictionaries, encyclopaedias and databases.

Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
General academic reference database for fact checking and statistics, includes interactive world atlas with geographic comparison.
Britannica Academic Help Centre

The Essentials of Philosophy and Ethics
New Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2012-2013: Ethics and Philosophy
Covers a wide range of topics including ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, logic, aesthetics, philosophy of literature, art, and music, political philosophy, and philosophy of law.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Access limited to 5 simultaneous users. Wide subject coverage, including Anglo-American, ethical and political, cross-cultural, interdisciplinary, continental and contemporary philosophy.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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