BOOKLIST ADVICE
 

Are the books listed available in the Campus Bookshop?

Those texts marked with a B ought to be or have been on sale in the Campus Bookshop.  However, please note that lecturers have no control over whether or not the Bookshop orders what we request or when these arrive.

They may also be purchased from on-line bookstores such as www.amazon.com or www.BarnesandNoble.com.

Do I have to purchase all the books listed?

You are not required to purchase any of the items listed.  With this in mind, where possible, I have tried to place on the Reading Schedule links to online sources of the Required Readings.  In fact, links to a wide assortment of Required and Recommended Readings available online may be found on the PhilWeb page devoted to the school of thought or theorist in question (see www.phillwebb.net).

Where Required Readings are not found in the anthologies listed or available on-line, I will place a copy of the reading in question in the course folder or of the book in question on reserve for you to consult and, where necessary, photocopy.  You should ask for the course folder and for books on reserve at the circulation desk of the Main Library.

However, any texts marked with a P are the ones that I would particularly advise you to buy.  If you are unable or unwilling to own a copy of these and would prefer not to access online sources, you may wish to photocopy the relevant selections. 

Are any of these books in the library?  Won't the other students grab them before I get there?

Most, if not all, books mentioned on the Reading Schedule (both Required and Recommended Readings) may be found in the Main Library (you may access the catalogue here).  In some cases, there are several copies of each book available.

R indicates that a single copy of the book in question has been placed on reserve in the Main Library.  These are overnight loans (obtainable after 5 pm and to be returned by 10 am the following morning).  If you make use of the copies on reserve, you should photocopy the essay(s) in question and return them as soon as possible, rather than keep them overnight, in order to allow as many of your colleagues as possible to access the limited number of texts which can be placed on reserve.  Additional copies of the texts in question may in many cases also be found in the stacks.  

REF indicates that a copy of the book in question may be found in the Reference Section and, thus, may not be removed.  You may need for obvious reasons, therefore, to photocopy the relevant section(s) thereof.

Legend:

B: Copies should be or have been available in Bookshop
P: You should purchase a copy
R: On reserve in the Library
REF: Found in the Reference Section of the Library
WIC: West Indian Collection