Philosophy Sources at Princeton
Princeton offers access to a wide range of important resources in Philosophy. These can inform work in Sociology in several ways. Examination of the philosophical basis for various aspects of sociology can suggest further directions or different patterns for research and exploration.   "The relationship between facts and values is an essential problem in philosophy, political science and sociology. Usually it is held that there is a wide gap between what is and what ought to be, the nature of which, however, is far from clear."    From abstract:  Valer Ambrus, "Max Webers Wertfreiheitspostulat und die naturalistische Begrundung von Normen",  Journal for General Philosophy of Science. (2001; 32(2): 209-236).

Philosopher's Index, subscription database.
The Philosopher's Index, from 1940 to the present, is a central resource in the field, and provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language.

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