Philosophy: Books and e-books

Once you've found general, background information on your topic, it's time to find more in-depth information. One way is to find books that you can check out at the TCC Library or e-books that you can read online.

 The TCC Library has many titles about philosophy. In the search box, as seen below, you can type in:

• The names of individual philosophers: 
  • Confucius
  • Rene Descartes
  • Simone de Beauvoir, etc.
• Key words describing philosophical concepts: 
  • free will
  • theory of mind
  • pragmatism, etc.
• Key words describing special interest areas 
  • music
  • pop culture
  • film
  • television
  • even Legos!
• Philosophies/philosophers for specific groups:
  • African-American philosophy
  • Feminist philosophy
  • Educational philosophy, etc.

Use key words, and then a narrowing key word to search for books. Keep your search words simple for best results.

Click the link below to search for books in the library catalog:

Search tips:

1. SEARCH BOX: Type in your keywords in the search box and click the "Search" button
2. FORMAT FILTER: Take note of the format of the results. You can narrow down to print books or e-books by clicking one of the boxes.
3. PUBLICATION DATE FILTER: Take note of the publication date range. You can narrow down results to a specific data range.
4. TITLE: Click the title of the book for more detailed info
5. FORMAT ICON: Take note of the format of the book. An e-book will have an "E" icon; a print book will have a book icon.
6. E-BOOK LINK: If it's an e-book, then you can click the "Electronic access" link to read the book online.
7. TEXT BOOK RECORDS: You can also text any book record to yourself.

Here are a few examples to give you an idea of the wide variety of titles available online.  Click on the title link for access to the full text of the book. Note: The TCC Library has a very large collection of e-books and print books on philosophy.