What We Do

The Philosophy Documentation Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable access to the widest possible range of philosophical materials. Established in 1966, the PDC has earned a reputation for excellence with the publication of essential scholarly resources in applied ethics, philosophy, religious studies, classics, and related disciplines. We provide a full range of electronic publishing services, including digital workflow management and support for a range of both institutional and individual subscription options.

New for Winter 2010

We are pleased to announce the launch of online access to the The Acorn, Environment, Space, Place, Heidegger Studies, Journal of Philosophy: A Cross-Disciplinary Inquiry, Polish Journal of Philosophy, Teaching Ethics, Thought: Fordham University Quarterly, and Tradition and Discovery. Both print and electronic subscription options are available to institutions for the journal Faith and Philosophy. Subscriptions and renewals can be managed online, and customers may also submit them by mail, phone, fax, or e-mail as follows:

Expanding Content

We are expanding our list of electronic publication with journals and series from Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Nepal, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the United Sates. Over 90 publications, with more than 80,000 articles and reviews, are now available in our electronic collection. We offer a full range of searchable access options and free trials are available. We are also pleased to offer membership organizations electronic access to all issues of their publications, and we can provide custom digitization solutions to convert scholarly publications of any size to electronic format.

Our Mission

This work is made possible by our commitment to provide affordable online access to all issues of the journals and series we publish — a commitment unmatched by any other philosophy publisher. The searchable full text of more than 1,000 issues of American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, The American Journal of Semiotics, Augustinian Studies, Business and Professional Ethics Journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy, Idealistic Studies, International Journal of Applied Philosophy, International Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Philosophical Research, New Vico Studies, The Owl of Minerva, Philosophy & Theology, Philosophy in the Contemporary World, Proceedings of the American Catholic Philosophical Association, Radical Philosophy Review, Social Philosophy Today, and Teaching Philosophy is currently available online, along with 75 other journals and series. All of this material is available in electronic collection. Contact us to set up a free trial!
 
Last updated March 9, 2010