The following databases include the original writings of philosophers from a variety of time periods and philosophical traditions. Discover an author's works by browsing these resources, or by searching OneSearch on the library website for the author's name.
Intelex's Past Masters series is one of the largest collections of full-text electronic editions in philosophy. FSU has access into their extensive database on the history and philosophy of science, as well as other philosophical works.
Contains millions of books digitized from libraries across the United States. FSU users have access to many full text documents, including all works in the public domain (no longer restricted by copyright law).
Note, you must use the instructions below to access Hathi Trust:
Go to the HathiTrust homepage. Click on the yellow 'Log In' button. Select FSU from the drop-down menu and click 'Continue.' Enter your FSU ID and password and click 'Continue.'
FSU users have full-text access and downloading capabilities for those items in the public domain, including:
US federal government documents Works published before 1923 Works still protected by copyright, but made available to HathiTrust with the permission of the copyright holder
The mission of the Loeb Classical Library, founded by James Loeb in 1911, has always been to make Greek and Latin literature accessible to the broadest range of readers. More than 520 volumes of Latin, Greek, and English texts are available in a modern and elegant interface, allowing readers to browse, search, bookmark, annotate, and share content with ease.
Abbreviation: loeb Vendor: Harvard University Press Coverage: 700 BCE700 CE Subjects: Classics, History, Literature, Religion, Theatre Type: E-Book Collections
Library of Latin Texts contains texts from the beginning of Latin literature (Livius Andronicus, 240 BC) through to the texts of the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). It covers all the works from the classical period, the most important patristic works, a very extensive corpus of Medieval Latin literature as well as works of recentior latinitas.
The Patrologia Græca gathers the works of the Greek Fathers from the first century (pseudo-Clement) to 1478 (Calliste), and also all major and minor Greek authors and the most important texts of Christian Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Among the works will be found (in reference editions for many of them) : Irenus of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Eusebius of Caesarea, Gregory of Nyssa, St. John Chrysostom, Cyril of Alexandria, Maximus Confessor, John Damascene, Georgius Pachymeres, Symeon Metaphrastes and hundreds more.
The Patrologia Latina (Latin Church Fathers) Database is an electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. The Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The database contains the complete Patrologia Latina, including all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes. Migne's column numbers, essential references for scholars, are included.
This database provides online, digital access to a collection of 3,460 historical Chinese works in the fields of Classics, History, Literature, Philosophy, Geography, Politics, Government, Economics, Society, Astronomy, Science, Technology, Medicine, and more. Variously translated as the Imperial Collection of Four, Emperor's Four Treasuries, Complete Library in Four Branches of Literature, or Complete Library of the Four Treasuries, Siku Quanshu was compiled between 1773 and 1782.
Use of Siku Quanshu requires prior download of the client program at http://us.subscriptionv3.skqs.com/skqs/download. (From this URL, users are able to download the client program software (setup.exe), the Installation Guide and the database User Manual. Please note that this client program is necessary to access the database, and there is no direct access URL for the database.)
Once the client program is installed, ON-CAMPUS users can open the program on their desktop, select 'IP Login,' and gain access to Siku Quanshu from any IP address registered to FSU. Accessing the database from OFF-CAMPUS requires the use of a special login. If you are an FSU user, please contact abeauchamp@fsu.edu for the userid and login required for remote access.
Location: two computers in the grad lab & off campus access.
Abbreviation: siku Vendor: East View Information Services Coverage: 1773-1782 Subjects: Asian Studies, Literature Type: E-Book Collections, Government Publications, Historical / Primary Sources
Black Thought and Culture is a landmark electronic collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders—teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures—covering 250 years of history. In addition to the most familiar works, Black Thought and Culture presents a great deal of previously inaccessible material, including letters, speeches, prefatory essays, political leaflets, interviews, periodicals, and trial transcripts. The ideas of over 1,000 authors present an evolving and complex view of what it is to be black in America.
Abbreviation: bltc Vendor: Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company Subjects: African-American Studies Type: Historical / Primary Sources
Note: Access only allows 2 simultaneous users. Electronic Enlightenment reconstructs the extraordinary and vital web of correspondence that made the long 18th century the birth place of the modern world. EE's unique collection of primary documents, based on scholarly critical editions, gives you a new, richer vision of the early modern world. Like no other resource, EE presents the Enlightenment in context.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online is based on The English Short Title Catalogue, a machine-readable union list of the holdings of the British Library, as well as those from more than 1,500 university, private and public libraries worldwide. This includes over 150,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701–1800. This online collection is divided into seven subject areas: history and geography; social science and fine arts; medicine, science and technology; literature and language; religion and philosophy; law; and reference. Part II expands the collection with an emphasis on literature, social science, and religion.
FSU has access to parts one and two.
Abbreviation: 18thcen Vendor: Gale Coverage: 1701-1800 Subjects: History, Literature Type: E-Book Collections, Historical / Primary Sources
