Philosophy

Though many of the Library's books are in eBook format, browsing the Library's physical book collection is an interesting way to uncover topics of interest - and many books are still available only in print format.

Books are arranged by call numbers based on the Library of Congress classification system. Each call number starts with a letter or letters and represents a subject area. Books on the 2nd floor can be checked-out. Places to browse include:

      B  GENERAL PHILOSOPHY

• B1-99 General works
• B108-708 Ancient
• B720-765 Medieval
• B770-785 Renaissance
• B790-5802 Modern
• B808-849 Special topics and schools of philosophy
• B850-5739 By region or country
• B5800-5802 By religion

BC  LOGIC
BD  METAPHYSICS & EPISTEMOLOGY

• BD10-41 General philosophical works
• BD95-131 Metaphysics
• BD143-237 Epistemology
• BD240-260 Methodology
• BD300-450 Ontology Including being, the soul, life, death
• BD493-701 Cosmology Including teleology, space and time, structure of matter, plurality of worlds

       BH  AESTHETICS

       BJ   ETHICS

• BJ71-1185 History and general works Including individual ethical philosophers
• BJ1188-1295 Religious ethics
• BJ1298-1335 Evolutionary and genetic ethics
• BJ1365-1385 Positivist ethics
• BJ1388 Socialist ethics
• BJ1390-1390.5 Communist ethics
• BJ1392 Totalitarian ethics
• BJ1395 Feminist ethics
• BJ1518-1697 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue Including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, vices, success, ethics for children
• BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, classes, etc. Professional ethics

Below are representative titles on the History of Philosophy in the Auraria Library. 

Below are representative titles in Metaphysics and Epistemology in the Auraria Library. 

Below are representative titles in Value Theory in the Auraria Library. 

Below are representative titles in the Philosophy of Science, Mathematics, and Logic in the Auraria Library.