Philosophy Study Guides
Study guides and resources for Philosophy courses at UTSC
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
This is a great link if you are taking Political Theory or Philosophy. It contains many different articles explaining and summarizing different political concepts and theories.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a peer-reviewed database in which hundreds of political theorists and philosophers are listed. Each philosopher鈥檚 page details his/her life, writings, theories, themes and overall contribution to society. This is a great link if you鈥檝e read the philosophers work and need further clarification
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD provides excellent papers and statistics on various factors affecting the developing world today (Click topics or statistics tab for this information). The website also provides data on specific countries and where they stand economically under the tab 鈥淐ountries鈥. The OECD website will be useful to those studying Public Policy, Political Science, Sociology or IDS.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a database that contains thousands of academic journals on virtually all topics. It鈥檚 a great resource if you鈥檙e studying a discipline within the Social Sciences. Access available through UTSC library.
Writing philosophy papers
I have this paper to write for my PHL class -- what do I do now? The resources here will help you answer that question.
U of T Philosophy Department's
PhilPapers
PhilPapers is a comprehensive directory of online philosophical articles and books by academic philosophers. We monitor journals in many areas of philosophy, as well as archives and personal pages.
Socratic by Google
This is a helpful free app that offers help on a variety of biological related concepts. Socratic also has the function to take pictures of problems and offers possible help to solve them or connect to resources to help. The app includes videos, step-by-step explanations and external resources.
UTSC Research Guides
Research advice, useful tools, and the best resources for your subject needs by U of T librarians. Search the guides written specifically for your course at UofT.