PHI 220 Honors: Ethics and Society (Brennan-Loudoun)

Essay-length papers are sometimes collected in edited volumes on a topic, such as a narrow subfield (such as Hellenistic Philosophy) or a particular philosophical text (such as Spinoza’s Ethics). Because they offer a number of different perspectives on the same subject, they can be a good resource when first starting on a subject. Below are two major series of edited volumes, but they are by no means the only series.

• Cambridge Companions – The Cambridge Companion series covers a number of areas in Philosophy and Religion. The campus libraries have some of these volumes circulating (such as the Cambridge Companion to Ancient Ethics), but you may have to submit an Intercampus Loan Request for pick up at Loudoun (select the Borrowing menu item and scroll down to review Intercampus Loans). 
• Oxford Handbooks – The Oxford Handbook series covers a number of areas in Philosophy. The campus libraries have some of these volumes circulating (such as the Oxford Handbook of Aristotle and the Oxford Handbook of Moral Psychology), and some are available electronically (such as the Oxford Handbook of Buddhist Practice), but you may have to submit an Intercampus Loan Request for pick up at Loudoun (select the Borrowing menu item and scroll down to review Intercampus Loans).