Philosophy reading list
- Blackburn, S. The Oxford Dictionary of Philosophy, OUP 1996
- Blackburn, S. Think, OUP 2001
- Craig, E. Philosophy: a Very Short Introduction, OUP 2002
- Grayling, A. (ed.) Philosophy: a Guide Through the Subject
- Philosophy: Further Through the Subject, OUP 1998: specifically written for undergraduates at the University of London, the articles give clear and concise coverage of central philosophical issues
- Greetham, B. Philosophy, Palgrave Macmillan 2006
- Hollis, M. Invitation to Philosophy, Blackwell 1997: a longer, more demanding introduction than those above, but a model of clarity
- Horner, C. & Westacott, E. Thinking Through Philosophy, CUP 2000
- Law, S. The Outer Limits, Orion 2003
- Law, S. The Philosophy Files, Orion 2002
- Law, S. The Philosophy Gym, Hodder Headline 2003: all three Law books are collections of very accessible short pieces on a whole host of philosophical puzzles
- Morton, A. Philosophy in Practice, Blackwell 1995: as with Hollis
- Nagel, T. What Does It All Mean?, OUP 1987 (reprinted 2004)
- Teichman, J. & Evans, K. Philosophy: a Beginner's Guide, Blackwell 1991: as with Hollis
- Warburton, N. Philosophy: the Basics (4th ed.), Routledge 2004;
- Warburton, N. Philosophy: the Essential Study Guide, Routledge 2004
- Warburton, N. Thinking from A to Z, Routledge 2000;
TEXTBOOKS
- Lacewing, M. Philosophy for AS, Routledge 2008
- Lacewing, M. Philosophy for A2: Unit 3, Routledge 2009
- Lacewing, M. Philosophy for A2: Unit 4, Routledge 2009
- Butler, M. AQA Philosophy for AS, Nelson Thornes 2008
- Cluett, C AQA Philosophy A2, Nelson Thornes 2009
- Hayward, J. AQA An Introduction to Philosophy for AS Level, Hodder 2008
Extra reading
If this is a Man/The Truce - Primo Levi - http://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Man-Truce-Primo-Levi/dp/0349100136/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231780681&sr=1-1
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - John Boyne http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boy-Striped-Pyjamas-Definitions/dp/0099487829/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231780610&sr=8-3
War and Peace
War Stories - Jeremy Bowen - http://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Stories-Jeremy-Bowen/dp/0743449681/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231780840&sr=1-2
Palestine: Peace not Apartheid - (Former US) President Jimmy Carter - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/1847391540/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1231781146&sr=1-1
Links
General content
Philosophy Bites
http://www.nigelwarburton.typepad.com/philosophy_bites/
Butterflies and Wheels
http://www.butterfliesandwheels.com/
History of Modern Philosophy
http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/
Zeno's Coffee House
http://www.ronbarnette.com/Zeno/zeno.html
BBC's In Our Time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/index.shtml
Pathways to Philosophy
http://www.philosophypathways.com/index.html
Ask a Philosopher
http://www.philosophypathways.com/questions/
World Question Centre
http://www.edge.org/q2008/q08_index.html
Topic specific
Animal Rights Library
http://www.animal-rights-library.com/
Determinism and Free Will
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~uctytho/dfwIntroIndex.htm
The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster
http://www.venganza.org/
Near Death Experiences
http://www.near-death.com/
Philosophy of Mind Dictionary
http://philosophy.uwaterloo.ca/MindDict/
Scientific American Mind
http://www.sciam.com/sciammind/
Political Philosophy
http://lgxserver.uniba.it/lei/filpol/filpole/sifpwoe.htm#2
Political Compass
http://politicalcompass.org/
J S Mill
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/pip/pns53/
Marx and Engels' writings
http://marx.eserver.org/
A J Ayer — two reviews by:
Quinton
Honderich
John Rawls
http://www.policylibrary.com/rawls/
Robert Nozick
http://www.policylibrary.com/nozick/
Humour
Can Bad Men Make Good Brains Do Bad Things?
http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/binvat.htm
The Socrates Argument Clinic
http://www.mindspring.com/~mfpatton/sclinic.htm
Calling All Solipsists
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/philosophy/solipst.html
Philosophical Humour
http://consc.net/phil-humor.html
Cartoons on Philosophy
http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/CartoonPhil.html
Reference works
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.rep.routledge.com/
The International Encyclopedia of Philosophy
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/
The Catholic Encyclopedia
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/
Philosophers' Texts
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~worc0337/philosophers.html
Journals
The Philosophers' Magazine
http://www.philosophersnet.com/
Philosophy Now
http://www.philosophynow.org/
Richmond Journal of Philosophy
http://www.richmond-philosophy.net/rjp/rjp_homepage.php
Essays in Philosophy
http://www.humboldt.edu/~essays/
http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/links.htm.
Routledge level Philosophy
Ahttp://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/philosophy/resources-as.asp
The Window: Philosophy on the Internet
http://www.trincoll.edu/depts/phil/philo/
University of Liverpool Philosophy Subjects
http://www.liv.ac.uk/pal/subject/index
Philosophy Pages
http://www.philosophypages.com/
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/philinks.htm
Episteme Links
http://www.epistemelinks.com/index.aspx
The Guardian Philosophy and Ethics Links
http://education.guardian.co.uk/netclass/schools/links
Erratic Impact
http://www.erraticimpact.com/
Organisations:
Sapere: Philosophy for Children (P4C)
http://www.sapere.org.uk/
Royal Institute of Philosophy
http://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/index.php
Philosophy and Religious Studies Subject Centre
http://www.prs.heacademy.ac.uk/
The British Philosophical Association
http://www.bpa.ac.uk/
Independent Schools' Religious Studies Association
http://isrsa.org.uk/
