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Have a look at the new resources list for Religion, Philosophy and Ethics.
If you are studying Philosophy and Politics, you may wish to also use the Politics list.
Use the Inter-Library Loan (ILL) service to obtain print books and chapters from print or electronic books not held by the university. The service is primarily for final year undergrad students, postgrads, researchers and academics. Staff and students have an initial allocation of free requests. More information is available in the Guide to Inter-Library Loans.
Books 100-159 have moved! They are now in QW003a, by the librarian offices.
Books 160-299 are in QW003b, by the librarian offices.
| Topic | Shelf number |
|---|---|
| Philosophy | 100 |
| Metaphysics | 110 |
| Ontology | 111 |
| Epistemology, causation, humankind | 120 |
| Philosophy of mind | 128.2 |
| Ethics (moral philosophy) | 170 |
| Ancient, medieval, eastern philosophy | 180 |
| Modern western philosophy | 190 |
| Religion | 200-299 |
| Philosophy and theory of religion | 210 |
| Concepts of God | 211 |
| Atheism | 211.8 |
| Bible | 220 |
| Christianity | 230-289 |
| Buddhism | 294.3 |
| Hinduism | 294.5 |
| Sikhism | 294-6 |
| Judaism | 296 |
| Islam | 297 |
You may notice that Christianity has a very large section of the library, and also of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, compared to the rest of the world's major religions. Why do you think this is? What issues might this cause?
