Bibliographies

Below are some of the major bibliographies in Philosophy. To find additional bibliographies on CATNYP, use subject heading

Philosophy Bibliography

Bibliographie de la philosophie, vols. 1-10. (Paris: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1937), 10 vols.
YA (Bibliographie de la Philosophie) 1937-1952/53, General Research Division
An encyclopedic attempt to list all books and journal articles in philosophy in the major western languages.

Bibliographie de la philosophie/Bibliography of philosophy, (Paris: Librairie Philosophique J. Vrin, 1954-), vols. 1-
JFM 98-439, General Research Division
A continuation of the Bibliographie de la philosophie, but only for books. Abstracts are in the book’s original language, if it is a major European language; otherwise, the abstracts are in English or French.

A Bibliography of philosophical bibliographies, edited by Herbert Guerry, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977)
JFE 92-11389, General Research Division
Includes both bibliographies of individual philosophers and subject bibliographies on philosophical topics from 1450 to 1974.

Rand, Benjamin. Bibliography of Philosophy, Psychology and Cognate Subjects. (Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1940-49). Vol. 3 of Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, ed. James Baldwin.
*R-YAB, Rose Main Reading Room
Volume 3 is in two volumes; the first is devoted to individual philosophers, the second to philosophical topics. Valuable for finding books and articles published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Repertoire bibliographique de la philosophie/ International philosophical bibliography, (Louvain: Institut superieur de philosophie, 1949), vols. 1-
JFM 98-438, General Research Division
A quarterly listing of books and articles (but no abstracts) in philosophy, including books in all the major western European languages, and articles from over 400 periodicals. It covers many non-English journals and books not included in The Philosopher’s Index.

Totok, Wihelm, Handbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie, (Frankfurt: Vittorio Klostermann, 1964-), vols 1-6
*RS-YA 76-6152, Rose Main Reading Room
A comprehensive bibliography on the entire history of philosophy. It covers the literature from 1920 up to the 1980’s, and is considered one of the best guides. It is a supplement to Ueberweg’s Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie.

Die Philosophie der Antike, revised ed. (Basel: Schwabe, 1983- ).
JFL 84-195 Bd. 2, T. 1; Bd. 3., General Research Division
Die Philosophie des 17. Jahrhundrets, revised ed. (Basel: Schwabe, 1988- )
JFL 89-168, General Research Division
These histories of philosophy are revisions of the nineteenth-century Grundriss der Geschichte der Philosophie by Friedrich Ueberweg. Each volume contains a comprehensive bibliography listing sources from all the major western languages. This major philosophical bibliography is still being updated.