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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Welcome to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP). From its inception, the SEP was designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, our dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research.
Location: OnlineISBN: 1095-5054
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Political Behavior by Location: OnlineISBN: 9781506353265Publication Date: 2017
Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy by
This encyclopedia covers all topics in the philosophy of law and social philosophy, including the history, theory, and leading theorists of the philosophy of law and social philosophy.
Location: OnlineISBN: 9789400767300Publication Date: 2019
Handbook of Emotions, Fourth Edition by
Recognized as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines to examine one of today's most dynamic areas of research. Coverage encompasses the biological and neuroscientific underpinnings of emotions, as well as developmental, social and personality, cognitive, and clinical perspectives. The volume probes how people understand, experience, express, and perceive affective phenomena and explores connections to behavior and health across the lifespan. Concluding chapters present cutting-edge work on a range of specific emotions. Illustrations include 10 color plates. New to This Edition *Chapters on the mechanisms, processes, and influences that contribute to emotions (such as genetics, the brain, neuroendocrine processes, language, the senses of taste and smell). *Chapters on emotion in adolescence and older age, and in neurodegenerative dementias. *Chapters on facial expressions and emotional body language. *Chapters on stress, health, gratitude, love, and empathy. *Many new authors and topics; extensively revised with the latest theoretical and methodological innovations. A Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Location: OnlineISBN: 9781462525386Publication Date: 2016-06-17
A New Handbook of Political Science by
This work is an authoritative survey of developments in the discipline compiled by 42 of the best political scientists worldwide, analyzing progress over the past twenty years and assessing this in the context of historical trends in the field. International in its scope, systematic in its coverage, A New Handbook of Political Science will be the reference book for political scientists, and those tracking their work, into the next century.
Location: Mugar Stacks JA66 .N49 1996ISBN: 9780198280156Publication Date: 1996-10-31
The Palgrave Handbook of Global Political Psychology by
This collection recalibrates the study of political psychology through detailed and much needed analysis of the discipline's most important and hotly contested issues. It advances our understanding of the psychological mechanisms that drive political phenomena while showcasing a range of approaches in the study of these phenomena.
Location: OnlineISBN: 9781137291189Publication Date: 2016-04-30
A Little History of Philosophy by
For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life
Location: Mugar Stacks B72 .W365 2011 & OnlineISBN: 9780300177541Publication Date: 2011-10-25
Encyclopedia Britannica, 13th Edition (1926)
A three-volume update to the classic encyclopedia reflecting a contemporary look at “the march of events, the progress of knowledge and the innumerable changes of the world’s aspects, thoughts, activities, in the years from 1910 to 1926.”
Location: OnlinePublication Date: 1926
- Gale One file Browse by topic or explore a range of topics broken down by subject for targeted results based on your interests Use the 'Topic Finder' feature to visualize connections between search terms and topics and view relevant articles for those topics.. Search our subject index to find articles tagged with specific subject terms or search through the publications available in Gale General OneFile..
- Cambridge CompanionsCambridge Companions provide essays on major authors, periods and genres, written by experts and designed for student readers. There are a few ways to search Cambridge Companions:
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2. Search in BU Libraries Search. For example: "cambridge companions" plath - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: A peer reviewed academic resource The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) was founded in 1995 to provide open access to detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The Encyclopedia’s articles are written with the intention that most of the article can be understood by advanced undergraduates majoring in philosophy and by other scholars who are not working in the field covered by that article. The IEP articles are written by experts but not for experts in analogy to the way the Scientific American magazine is written by scientific experts but not primarily for scientific experts.
- Pew Center for Research: Topics A detailed listing of Pew Research Center polling and demographic topics and subjects.
- Sage Knowledge A database of ebooks and reference books published by SAGE covering the social sciences and education, including such areas as African American Studies, Aged & Gerontology, Anthropology, Communication and Media Studies, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Issues, Social Work & Social Policy, and Sociology.
