Philosophy: finding your way
This guide outlines the location numbers for books on philosophy and basic information on finding information in this subject.
- To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
- To find journal articles search Databases for philosophy
Where are the philosophy books?
- Most of the philosophy books are on the 3rd Floor of the Library.
- Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections.
- Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 3rd Floor plan (PDF)
Key sections for philosophy
| 100 | Philosophy - general works |
| 110 | Metaphysics |
| 111 | Ontology |
| 111.85 | Aesthetics |
| 120 | Other metaphysical theories |
| 121 | Epistemology, Theory of Knowledge |
| 126 | Consciousness and personality |
| 128 | Mind, Soul |
| 140 | Philosophical systems, doctrines |
| 141 | Idealism |
| 142.7 | Phenomenology |
| 144 | Humanism |
| 144.2 | Empiricism |
| 144.3 | Pragmatism |
| 149.2 | Realism |
| 149.94 | Deconstruction, Postmodernism, Structuralism |
| 160 | Logic |
| 170 | Ethics |
| 171.5 | Utilitarian ethics |
| 179.1 | Environmental ethics |
| 179.7 | Suicide/Medical ethics |
| 182-188 | Ancient Western philosophy |
| 200 | Religion |
2nd Floor
| 500 | Science |
| 501 | Philosophy of science |
| 509 | History of science |
Call Numbers for selected topics
Abortion 179.76
Altruism 171.8
Ancient philosophy 180
Animal cruelty/Animal rights 179.3
Aristotle’s philosophy 185.1
Beauty 111.85
Belief and doubt 121.6
Business ethics 174
Cause and effect 122
Christian morality 171.1
Citizenship 172.1
Cognition 153
Conscience 171.6
Cosmology 113
Critical philosophy 142
Death 128.5
Determinism 123
Dreams 135.3
Ethics 170
Evolutionary ethics 171.7
Existentialism 111.1
Family ethics 173
Freedom and necessity 123
Friendship 177.6
God, theories about 211
Happiness, Hedonism 171.4
History of philosophy 109
Human nature 128.3
Induction 161
Islamic philosophy 181.947
Jewish philosophy 181.3
Language of philosophy 101.4 & 412
Logic 160
Love 177.6
Materialism 146.3
Mathematical logic 164
Medieval Western philosophy 189
Medical ethics 179.7
Memory 154
Mind and body 130.1
Modern Western philosophy 190
Morality 171
Mysticism 149.3
Mythology, Comparative 291
Natural theology 210
Naturalism 146
Optimism 149.5
Oriental philosophy 181
Pacifism 172.4
Paradoxes 165
Philosophy of religion 201
Plato’s philosophy 184.1
Political ethics 172
Positivism 146.4
Postmodernism 149.94
Prohibition 178.5
Psychology of religion 201.6
Punishment 179
Rationalism 149.7
Reasoning 135.6
Scepticism 149.73
Science and religion 215
Semantics in philosophy 149.94 & 412
Soul 128 & 129
Structuralism 149.94
Suicide 179.7
Symbolic logic 164
Transcendentalism 141.3
Utilitarianism 144.6
Values 121.8
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