Philosophy

Full-text database of the writings of René Descartes, Benedict de Spinoza, and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz presented by Intelex Past Masters.

1473–1700. Contains digital facsimile page images of over 130,000 works printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and British North America, as well as works in English printed elsewhere.

1701–1800. Digitized copies of over 180,000 English-language titles and editions published primarily in the United Kingdom and the Americas. Includes books, broadsides, Bibles, tract books, sermons, and printed ephemera. We subscribe to both ECCO I and ECCO II. Part of Gale Primary Sources.

1492–present. A digital collection of original primary documents relating to intercultural contact, including aspects of imperialism, religion, race, and class.

Offers the full text of thousands of books, serials, pamphlets, essays, and more from major libraries around the world. These resources track the development of the modern, western world (from 1450 onwards) through the lens of trade and wealth. The titles are in English as well as many other languages.

Online version of Friedrich Nietzsche's works from the Kritische Studienausgabe, including books, essays, and fragments, presented by Intelex Past Masters.

Covering a span of 400 years, this digital primary-source collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, customs, and momentous events in the Americas from the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Materials include books, pamphlets, broadsides, and other documents from an assortment of genres—from sermons and political tracts to legislation and literature—drawn from Joseph Sabin’s famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana: A Dictionary of Books Relating to America from Its Discovery to the Present Time.