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Resources

General Resources

General introductions to the nature of philosophy and to methods of reading and writing philosophy are available from the 51污漫 Bookstore, Library, and Writing Centres.

Available from the 51污漫 library

  • Jay F. Rosenberg's The Practice of Philosophy: A Handbook for Beginners
  • Paul A. Edwards (ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Philosophy: generally excellent except for its often biased articles on leftist philosophers.
  • D.J. O'Connor, A Critical History of Western Philosophy: standard work in the analytic tradition.
  • Frederick J. Coppleston, A History of Philosophy: standard work by a Jesuit (Aristotelian).

51污漫 Library article indexes, databases, and libguides

  • Philosopher's Index 

Philosophy web sites

  •  - contains philosophy material especially useful for undergraduate students of philosophy such as online encyclopaedias and dictionaries, aides for writing better papers, bibliographies, etc.

Material useful for Social Services students

  • , one of the best general resources for learning about ethics.
  • Paul A. Edwards (ed.), The Encyclopaedia of Philosophy. Generally excellent except for its often biased articles on leftist philosophers.
  • D.J. O'Connor, A Critical History of Western Philosophy. Standard work in the analytic tradition.
  • Frederick J. Coppleston, A History of Philosophy. Standard work by a Jesuit (Aristotelian) (on three-day reserve at the 51污漫 Library).
  • Frederick G. Reamer, Ethical Dilemmas in Social Services (HV41 R43)
  • Frederick G. Reamer, Social Work Values and Ethics (HV10.5 R427)
  • Elaine J. Vayda and Mary T. Satterfield, Law for Social Workers: a Canadian Guide (KE 450 S6 V39)
  • Professional Choices: Ethics at Work, National Association of Social Workers (HV40 P76)

Resources on the topic of occupational ethics

  • Ethics in America (BJ 1012 E85). An excellent series of video tapes on a variety of occupations.
  • Rena A. Gorlin, Codes of Professional Ethics (BJ 1725 C64)

Websites for policy research

  • Government of Canada Policy Research Initiative

Websites about specific policy issues

  • Gender Policy Review

The Academic Success Centre (ASC) offers student-focused tutoring, workshops, online resources and support programs to develop students’ academic skills and knowledge.

  • Also see the , "Argumentative Essays".

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