Subject librarian
If Idealism should prove to be the only real Philosophy, it will also appear that a man must be born a philosopher, be educated to be one, and educate himself to be one; but that no human art (no external force) can make a philosopher out of him.
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Upcoming courses
Specialist institutions
University and Basel region
Professional societies in the German-speaking countries
- Philosophische Gesellschaft Basel (in German)
- Schweizerische Philosophische Gesellschaft (in German, French, Italian)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Philosophie e.V. (in German)
- Österreichische Gesellschaft für Philosophie (in German)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für französischsprachige Philosophie (in German)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für phänomenologische Forschung (in German)
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ästhetik (in German)
- Fachverband Philosophie e. V. (in German)
- German Society for Analytic Philosophy
- Gesellschaft für antike Philosophie e.V. (GANPH) (in German)
International professional societies
- European Society for Early Modern Philosophy - Europäische Gesellschaft für frühneuzeitliche Philosophie e.V. (ESEMP) (in German)
- Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie - International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)
- Internationale Gesellschaft für Philosophische Praxis (IGPP) (in German)
- International Society For Philosophers (ISFP)
- International Society for Universal Dialogue
- Internationale Vereinigung der Philosophinnen - International Association of Women Philosophers (IAPh)
- International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences
Research institutions in German-speaking countries
International research institutions
In consultation with the Philosophy Department, the subject librarian is increasingly acquiring electronic holdings.
Primary literature
- Citable complete works of classic and contemporary philosophy in the original language and where possible complete
- Selected citable primary texts translated into German, English, French or Italian.
- Audiobooks: a selection of lectures and presentations by important philosophical authors
Secondary literature
- General and specialist dictionaries and lexicons on philosophy and associated subdisciplines
- Specialist bibliographies
- Introductions and general works on philosophy and its subdisciplines
- General scientific literature on philosophy and its history, subdisciplines as well as current trends and methods in the generally accessible languages (German, English, French, Italian).
- Selected specialist research literature
- Specialist journals in consultation with the Philosophy Department
- Selected electronic journals and databases (primary texts, bibliographies, reference works) available in the university’s computer network
Historical collections
- extensive primary and secondary literature from the time of early book printing
Libraries with additional holdings
Department of Philosophy: selected research literature covering main topics