Political thought and philosophy
Sometimes called simply "political theory," this subfield of political science traces its ancestry to Socrates. Political thought's normative, often speculative, focus on questions of justice and rights gives it a strong kinship to humanities disciplines such as philosophy and literature. In contrast, formal political theory attempts to model political behavior mathematically and owes much to economics.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts from ProQuest
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts from ProQuest
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, essays, book reviews, working papers, technical reports, theses, and dissertations in the social sciences related to politics. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1975-present.
Religion and Philosophy Collection from EBSCOhost
Religion and Philosophy Collection from EBSCOhost
Religion and Philosophy Collection indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journal articles, magazines, and book reviews in the field of world religions, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Full-text materials are available in HTML and PDF. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1967-present.
Philosopher's Index from ProQuest
Philosopher's Index from ProQuest
The Philosopher's Index indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, chapters/essays, book reviews in the fields of philosophy, aesthetics, metaphysics, social philosophy, and axiology. You can limit to peer-reviewed sources. 1940-present
MLA International Bibliography from Gale
MLA International Bibliography from Gale
MLA International Bibliography indexes citations to journal articles, books, dissertations, and scholarly web sites in disciplines such as language, literature, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and the dramatic arts. Coverage includes literature from all over the world and includes citations to materials in many languages other than English. 1926-present.
Iter Bibliography
Iter Bibliography
The Iter Bibliography includes literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700). It indexes citations for books, journal material (articles, reviews, review articles, bibliographies, catalogues, abstracts, and discographies), as are citations for dissertation abstracts, and essays in books (including entries in conference proceedings, Festschriften, encyclopedias, and exhibition catalogues). Use the Check for full text link to connect to Get VText. 1784-present.
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