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Van Wagenen Library uses the Library of Congress Classification system for organizing books. These are the call number ranges for Philosophy topics:
B: General Philosophy (Works about individual philosophers, schools of philosophy, philosophy of distinct historical periods, philosophy of a region or religion.)
BC: Logic
BD: Speculative Philosophy (Works on metaphysics, epistemology, ontology, teleology, and cosmology.)
BH: Aesthetics
BJ: Ethics
General Philosophy Books
Cut-And-Paste Genetics by Call Number: QH440 .S27 2021ISBN: 9781786614377Publication Date: 2021-09-15
Feminist Ethics and Social and Political Philosophy by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781402068409Publication Date: 2009-08-19
Feminist Epistemology and Philosophy of Science by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781402068348Publication Date: 2011-05-18
Philosophy Reference Books
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Books about similar subjects are grouped together on the shelves, so take a look at the books beside the one you were initially interested. Chances are good you'll find other relevant sources nearby!
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