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For those who are new to philosophy, and are unsure about how to approach writing a philosophy paper, the following guides will be useful.  These guides outline what is expected in a philosophy paper, how to structure the paper, the need for revisions and drafts, and how to avoid some of the most common grading issues.

B Philosophy (General)

• B1–8 Periodicals
• B41–52 General Reference Works
• B53–67"Theory. Method. Scope. relations"
• B69–4695 History & Systems
  • B69–105 General Works
  • B108–118 Ancient
  • B121–161"Orient"
  • B165–491 Greece
  • B505–626 Greco-Roman Philosophy
  • B630–708 Alexandrian and Early Christian Philosophy
  • B720–765 Medieval Philosophy
  • B770–785 Renaissance Philosophy
  • B790–4695 Modern Philosophy
    • B791–804 General Works
    • B808–843 Special Topics
    • B851–945 United States
    • B981–995 Canada
    • B1001–1084 Latin America
    • B1111–England
    • B1801–2430 France
    • B2521–3396 Germany & Austria
    • B3501–3515 Modern Greece
    • B3551–3656 Italy
    • B3801–4175 The Netherlands & Belgium
    • B4201–4279 Russia
    • B4301–4495 Scandinavia
    • B4511–4598 Spain & Portugal
    • B4625–4651 Switzerland
    • B4681–4695 Other European Countries

BC Logic

• B9 Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
• BC11–39 History
  • BC25–39 By period
• BC60–99 General Works
• BC171–199 Special Topics

BD Speculative Philosophy

• BD10–41 General Philosophical Works
• BD95–131 Metaphysics
• BD143–237 Epistemology
• BD300–450 Ontology
• BD193–701 Cosmology
  • BD620–655 Space, time, matter & motion

BH Aesthetics

• BH39–41 Theory. scope. relations
• BH61–63 Study & teaching
• BH81–221 History & Systems
• BH301 Special Subjects A–Z

BJ Ethics

• BJ1–8 Periodicals
• BJ37–60 Relations to other topics
• BJ63 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
• BJ71–982 History
  • BJ101–982 By region and period
• BJ990–1185 General works & textbooks
• BJ1188–1295 Religious ethics
• BJ1395 Feminist ethics
• BJ1400–1500 Special topics
• BJ1518–1697 Individual ethics
  • BD1533 Virtues
  • BD1534–1535 Vices
  • BD1545–1691 Practical & applied ethics
• BJ1725 Ethics of social groups, including professional ethics
• BJ1801–2195 Etiquette