Research Guides: Phil 150: Introduction to Reality (Spring 2023): Article Searching

Start with Subject Databases

Philosopher's Index This link opens in a new window
Philosophy and related fields. Citations to journal articles, books, book chapters, and book reviews. Coverage: 1940-present. Access available to unlimited users.
PhilPapers This link opens in a new window
PhilPapers is a comprehensive index of philosophy books and articles. PhilPapers offers unique features such as real-time indexing of pre-prints, fine-grained classification by topic, email alerts, reading lists, advanced search functionality, and discussion forums.
Religion & Philosophy Collection This link opens in a new window
World religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy, and the history of philosophy. Journal articles. Coverage: 1975-present.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy This link opens in a new window
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on philosophy. Bibliographies are browsable by subject area and keyword searchable.

Could a person escape death by being uploaded to the internet?

1. Identify key concepts

Could a person escape death by being uploaded to the internet?

2. Consider possible keywords

Could a person escape death by being uploaded to the internet?
Immortality / Death / afterlife / immortal

Mind / consciousness / self

Upload / copy / transfer

Internet / machine

3.Use Boolean to write out possible search phrases.

(mind OR conscious* OR self) AND (upload OR copy OR transfer) AND (internet OR machine*) AND (immortal* OR death OR afterlife)

4. Based on search results, try different search terms.

ex Results suggest terms like "mind upload" and "whole brain emulation"