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ENGL 102: Calkins, J. (Spring 2025) - Stoicism: Finding resources on specific philosophers

This guide provides starting point resources for students' research assignments in this ENGL 102 course.

Resources for specific philosophers

The philosophers listed below will be the focus of your class this quarter. Resources/search tips for each are provided.

Philosophers

Aristippus

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Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters on Aristippus, the JSTOR database will provide the best results (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide a a link to JSTOR); search using his name, Aristippus.

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E-books:

Aristotle

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There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by his name, Aristotle.

There are many print and e-books about this philosopher in the Library Catalog (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to the Library Catalog); search by his name, Aristotle. You can connect to the e-books from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); you will need to add additional keywords to your search or you will be overwhelmed with results. Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • Aristotle AND Stoicism
  • Aristotle AND virtue AND happiness.

Epictetus

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Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters on Epictetus, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases(see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); search using his name, Epictetus. You can also add additional keywords to your search to narrow your results (e.g., Epictetus AND freedom)

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E-books:

Epicurus

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There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by his name, Epicurus (you might also try a separate search for Epicureanism).

There are many print and e-books about this philosopher in the Library Catalog (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to the Library Catalog); search by his name, Epicurus (you might also try a separate search for Epicureanism). You can connect to the e-books from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); you will need to add additional keywords to your search or you will be overwhelmed with results. Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • Epicurus AND Stoicism
  • Epicurus AND Epicureanism

Hipparchia

Search tips:

Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters on this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR); search using her name, Hipparchia.

Encyclopedia entry:
E-books:

Hypatia

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There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by her name, Hypatia.

Below you will find links to specific e-books for this philosopher.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest). Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • Hypatia (use this search in the Academic Search Complete database)
  • Hypatia AND Neoplatonism (use this search in JSTOR and ProQuest)
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Carneades

Search tips:

Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the ProQuest database (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ProQuest). Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • Carneades AND Stoicism
  • Carneades AND Scepticism
Encyclopedia entries:
E-books:

Plato

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There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by his name, Plato.

There are many print and e-books about this philosopher in the Library Catalog (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to the Library Catalog); search by his name, Plato. You can connect to the e-books from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); you will need to add additional keywords to your search or you will be overwhelmed with results. Here are some example searches to help you get started:

  • Plato AND Stoicism
  • Plato AND reality
  • Plato AND immortality

Protagoras

Search tips:

Below you will find links to specific background sources and books. 

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest). Use the following search: "Protagoras of Abdera"

NOTE: If you just search "Protagoras," most of what you will find will be related to the dialogue Protagoras written by Plato. That may or may not be appropriate for your class. Please ask your instructor.

Encyclopedia entries:
E-books:

Pyrrho

Search tips:

Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the ProQuest database (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ProQuest). Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • "Pyrrho of Elis"
  • Pyrrho AND (Skepticism OR Scepticism)
Encyclopedia entries:
E-books:

Pythagoras

Search tips:

There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by his name, Pythagoras.

There are many print and e-books about this philosopher in the Library Catalog (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to the Library Catalog); search by his name, Pythagoras. You can connect to the e-books from anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); you will need to add additional keywords to your search or you will be overwhelmed with results. Here are some example searches to help you get started:

  • Pythagoras AND Stoicism
  • Pythagoras AND transmigration 
  • Pythagoras AND metempsychosis
  • Pythagoras AND vegetarian*

Stilpo the Mengarian

Search tips:

Below you will find links to specific background sources and books.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the ProQuest database (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ProQuest); search using his name,Stilpo.

Encyclopedia entries:
E-books:

Socrates

Search tips:

There are many encyclopedia entries about this philosopher in our Gale eBooks database (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to Gale eBooks); search by his name, Socrates.

There are many print and e-books about this philosopher in the Library Catalog (see the "Finding reference sources and books" tab of this guide for a link to the Library Catalog); search by his name, Socrates. You can connect to the e-books for anywhere you have an Internet connection.

For articles and books chapters about this philosopher, the JSTOR database will provide the best results, but you will also find information in the Academic Search Complete (ASC) and ProQuest databases (see the "Finding articles" tab of this guide for a link to JSTOR, as well as to ASC and ProQuest); you will need to add additional keywords to your search or you will be overwhelmed with results. Here are a couple example searches to help you get started:

  • Socrates AND Stoicism
  • Socrates AND Stoicism AND self-control

Starting points for MOST (not all) philosophers

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