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Generally, sources in your paper should come from journal articles, essays in edited volumes, or monographs. Nevertheless, the following websites may provide a good starting point for bibliographic references.
- PhilPapers is an index and bibliography of philosophical works. Papers that are open access are sometimes archived here, and some writers will post preprints of their published essays here.
- The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is a peer-reviewed collection of encyclopedia entries on a number of philosophical topics. Each entry includes a thorough bibliography, which can be useful in looking for additional sources.
Search Google for your topic keywords. Limit to a domain by including site:.gov, .edu, or .org in the search box.
Before using information found on a webpage, consider the following criteria to evaluate its credibility.
- Who is the author?
- What are his/her qualifications?
- Why was the website created?
- When was it last updated?
- How reliable is the information?