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Why Use Reference Books?

Credible Reliable Sources:

  • Authoritative publishers
  • Articles are written by well respected scholars in the field

Good Background Information:

  • Efficient method to identify key terms, dates, people, theories

Contact with the Relevant Literature:

  • Bibliographies lead to key thinkers and scholars in the field
  • Use our book catalog and journal locator to find the books and articles in the bibliographies

Additional Sources

*Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
An excellent open-access reference source created by contributions from libraries and philosophy departments all over the world. Features in depth articles with extensive bibliographies.
Online-full text access

*Wikipedia 
Find here an excellent introduction to Thomism and recent schools and interpretations that have developed.
Online-full text access

Examples from the Winona Library