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Call numbers on library books group them by topic. Books dealing with philosophy in most of the library collections (Main Collection, Reference, etc.) have call numbers starting with B. Lettered areas are further subdivided by additional letters and/or numbers (see examples below). Use this information to browse library shelves.
B - Philosophy (General)
B1-105 General works
By period (including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy)
B108-118 Ancient
B121-161 "Orient" (includes China and India)
B165-491 Greece
B505-626 Greco-Roman
B630-708 Alexandrian and Early Christian
B720-765 Medieval
B770-785 Renaissance
B790-4695 Modern
BC - Logic
BD - Speculative philosophy
BD95-131 Metaphysics
BD143-237 Epistemology. Theory of Knowledge
BD300-450 Ontology (including being, the soul, life, death)
BJ - Ethics
BJ71-1185...History and general works (including individual ethical philosophers)
BJ1188-1295 Religious ethics
BJ1395 . ....Feminist ethics
BJ1400-1500 Special topics
BJ1518-1697 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue (including practical and applied ethics, conduct of life, etc.)
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How to live a good life: A guide to choosing your personal philosophy
Leading philosophers reflect on what it means to live according to a philosophy of life, from Eastern philosophies (Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism), to classical Western philosophies (such as Aristotelianism and Stoicism), to the four major religions, as well as contemporary philosophies (such as existentialism and effective altruism).
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