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Philosophy Research Guide

Doing philosophical research at the Catholic University of America

Image of Thomas Aquinas

14th c Italian Gothic Painting
JACOPO DEL CASENTINO
(1297 - c.1358)

Saint Thomas Aquinas.
c.1300-1350
Wood
Gothic
Florence. Tuscany. Italy.
Avignon. Musée du Petit Palais.
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Finding Book Reviews

Philosophy

International Philosophical Bibliography

Select ‘Simple search’.
Type the title of the book.
Click ‘Search’.
One record will list all reviews for that book.
 

Philosopher’s Index

Select 'Advanced Search'. 
Scroll to 'Document Type' and select 'book review'.
Note:  book reviews from 1994 onward only.
Print available in 314 Mullen.


The International Aristotle Bibliography (IABO)

Perform title search.
Book reviews results tab will appear.

 

Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

 

Timely book reviews from Gary Gutting and Anastasia Friel Gutting at the University of Notre Dame.

 

Humanities

L'Année Philologique

Search for the title of the work.
Reviews will be listed in the record. 

Art Index

Choose ‘Art Index’ and/or ‘Art Retrospective’
Click ‘Book Review’ from ‘Document Type:’ pull-down menu.
Type text in ‘Find’ box.
Click ‘Start’.

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials

Type text in search box
Under ‘Publication Type’ click ‘Review’.
Click ‘Search’.

Literature Resource Center
 

Go to 'Advanced Search.'
Type text in 'Find' box. 
Under 'Document type,' select 'Book reviews' and hit 'Search.' 
 

 

Multidisciplinary

Humanities International Complete

Go to Advanced Search
In the Find box: Type the title.
In the pull down menu: select ‘PS Reviews and Products’.
Click ‘Search’.

Academic Search Complete

Click on the ‘Advanced Search’ tab.
Type text in search box.
Under ‘Publication type’ select ‘Book Review’.
Click ‘Search’.

JSTOR

Click on ‘SEARCH’.
Click on ‘Advanced Search’.
Type text in ‘Search for:’ box.
Click box for ‘Reviews’’.
Click ‘Search.’


ProQuest Research Library

Click ‘Advanced Search’ tab.
Type search terms in the text boxes.
Select 'Review' under Document type.
Click ‘Start’.