History and Philosophy of Science

Books in libraries other than FSU may be requested through UBORROW or Interlibrary Loan. FSU students and faculty may personally check out books from any state university or community college library in Florida by using their FSU card.

You can also conduct a much broader search for journal articles from a variety of disciplines and subject areas. Use OneSearch to expand your search beyond the history-specific databases.

In additional to the databases listed above, the resources below offer a starting point for information pertaining to the history and philosophy of science. 

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: an up-to-date resource on philosophy and related disciplines. 
• Consortium for History of Science, Technology, and Medicine: This site allows users to search for keywords in catalogs and finding aids for rare books, manuscripts, artifacts, and images. 
• The History and Philosophy of Science, Technology, and Medicine: A Selection of Websites and other Sources: This website contains a collection of different internet sources on disciplines in the history of science. References are generally organized by location, topic, source type, or individual. 
• Heralds of Science: A collection of primary sources made available by the Smithsonian Institute and deemed important markers for the history of science
• Digital Collections of the Science History Institute: a thematic collection of texts and objects from the Science History Institute