The Oxford Companion to Philosophy Part 3. The book is alphabetized by the whole headings of entries, as distinct from the first word of a heading. Hence, for example, abandonment comes before a priori and a posteriori. It is wise to look elsewhere if something seems to be missing. At the end of the book there is also a useful appendix on Logical Symbols as well as the appendices A Chronological Table of Philosophy and Maps of Philosophy. | On Using the Book In one way there is little need for an entry in this book to contain crossreferences to other entries. This is so since the reader can safely assume that almost every philosophical term which is used for an idea or doctrine or whatever also has an entry to itself. The same is true of almost every philosopher who is mentioned. That is not all. Entries can be counted on for very many subjects which fall under such common terms as beauty causation democracy guilt knowledge mind and time all such subjects which get philosophical attention. Still it seems a good idea to provide occasional reminders of the general possibility of having more lights shed on something by turning elsewhere. And there is often a good reason for prompting or directing a reader to look elsewhere a reason of which a reader may be unaware. So occasionally a term in an entry is preceded by an asterisk indicating that it is the heading or the first word of the heading of another entry. For the same reason an asterisked term or terms may appear on a line at the end of an entry. In some cases the latter references are to related or opposed ideas or the like. In order not to have the book littered with asterisks they have very rarely been put on the names of philosophers. But it is always a good idea to turn to the entries on the mentioned philosophers. The cross-references are more intended for the browsing reader than the reader at work. For the reader at work there is an Index and List of Entries at the back of the book. The Index and List of Entries usually gives references to more related entries than are given by cross-references in and at the end of an entry. It is also possible to look up all the entries on say aesthetics or American philosophy or applied ethics. The book is alphabetized by the whole headings of entries as distinct from the first word of a heading. Hence for example abandonment comes before a priori and a posteriori. It is wise to look elsewhere if something
