BISAC Subject Headings List, Philosophy
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PHILOSOPHY
| PHI000000 | PHILOSOPHY / General |
| PHI001000 | PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics |
| PHI028000 | PHILOSOPHY / Buddhist |
| PHI026000 | PHILOSOPHY / Criticism |
| PHI003000 | PHILOSOPHY / Eastern |
| PHI004000 | PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology |
| PHI035000 | PHILOSOPHY / Essays |
| PHI005000 | PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
| PHILOSOPHY / Ethnophilosophy see headings under SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Feminism see SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory | |
| PHI007000 | PHILOSOPHY / Free Will & Determinism |
| PHI008000 | PHILOSOPHY / Good & Evil |
| PHI036000 | PHILOSOPHY / Hermeneutics |
| PHI033000 | PHILOSOPHY / Hindu |
| PHI009000 | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General |
| PHI002000 | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical |
| PHI012000 | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Medieval |
| PHI037000 | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Renaissance |
| PHI016000 | PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern |
| PHI038000 | PHILOSOPHY / Language |
| PHI011000 | PHILOSOPHY / Logic |
| PHI013000 | PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics |
| PHI014000 | PHILOSOPHY / Methodology |
| PHI015000 | PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body |
| PHILOSOPHY / Moral Philosophy see Ethics & Moral Philosophy | |
| PHI031000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / General |
| PHI039000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Analytic |
| PHI040000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Critical Theory |
| PHI027000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Deconstruction |
| PHI041000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Empiricism |
| PHI006000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Existentialism |
| PHI010000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Humanism |
| PHI042000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Idealism |
| PHI018000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Phenomenology |
| PHI043000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Post-Structuralism |
| PHI020000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Pragmatism |
| PHI032000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Rationalism |
| PHI044000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Realism |
| PHI029000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Structuralism |
| PHI030000 | PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Utilitarianism |
| PHILOSOPHY / Mysticism see BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mysticism or RELIGION / Mysticism | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Philosophy of Education see EDUCATION / Philosophy & Social Aspects | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Philosophy of Language see Language | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Philosophy of Religion see RELIGION / Philosophy | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Philosophy of Science see SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects | |
| PHI019000 | PHILOSOPHY / Political |
| PHI021000 | PHILOSOPHY / Reference |
| PHI022000 | PHILOSOPHY / Religious |
| PHI034000 | PHILOSOPHY / Social |
| PHI023000 | PHILOSOPHY / Taoist |
| PHILOSOPHY / Utopian see POLITICAL SCIENCE / Utopias | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Western see specific headings in this section | |
| PHILOSOPHY / Yoga see Hindu or HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga | |
| PHI025000 | PHILOSOPHY / Zen |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.











