Library Guides: PHILOSOPHY: Subject Guide: Find Books & Media

In This Section

In this section, you'll find:

Information about browsing and searching the catalog
Streaming media resources
Information on searching for ebooks
Featured books on philosophy and ethics topics

Search the Catalog

Find books, eBooks, and A/V materials in the University of Jamestown's Library.

Browsing Subjects & Call Numbers

If you are interested in browsing for topics in philosophy (either on the shelf or in the catalog), or would like to browse for inspiration, try looking at Dewey Decimal Call Numbers from 100-129, 140-149, and 160-199.

Locations of books

New books are located downstairs by the A/V materials.
Reference books are located downstairs to the left of the circulation desk.
Book stacks are located upstairs.

Streaming Media

These databases contain video resources to support your research or help you learn about new topics.

Films On Demand: Master Academic Package This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive, curriculum-focused video subscription providing unlimited access to thousands of videos.
Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
Academic Video Online delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.

eBook Collections @ UJ

In addition to searching through the catalog, you can also browse or search our eBook collections directly:

OverDrive This link opens in a new window
Download ebooks and audiobooks.

Did you know? You can connect to UJ's OverDrive books on your phone or tablet through the Libby App.
ACLS Humanities E-Books This link opens in a new window
ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is a digital collection of over 5,400 seminal books in the humanities and related social sciences. These titles are presented in collaboration with more than 120 publishers and Michigan Publishing. Books in the HEB collection have been recommended and reviewed by scholars and constituent learned societies of the American Council of Learned Societies.
EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Read and download eBooks.
Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
Offers over 50,000 free eBooks, most in the public domain, that are available for download (including Kindle versions) and online reading.

Featured Books in Philosophy

Pleasure in Ancient Greek Philosophy
Call Number: 171.4 W833p
An exploration of ancient Greek philosophical conceptions of pleasure in relation to contemporary conceptions.
Philosophy and the Event
Call Number: 194 B142p
An introduction to the philosophy of Alain Badiou in the form of interviews.
Between Philosophy and Science
Call Number: 501 B466
Ethical Life: Its Natural and Social Histories
Call Number: ebook
Drawing on the latest findings in psychology, conversational interaction, ethnography, and history, Ethical Life takes readers from inner city America to Samoa and the Inuit Arctic to reveal how we are creatures of our biology as well as our history--and how our ethical lives are contingent on both.

Google Books

Search to see if books are available (out of copyright or with publisher permission) online.