The Philosophy Documentation Center provides online access to materials that are protected by intellectual property laws, and these protections include the content, title, and layout of each publication.

We have agreed to protect these materials on behalf of each publication, and this commitment requires us to provide specific terms of access and use of electronic publications on our site. Individual or institutional subscribers must therefore agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth below when accessing our electronic collection.

Individuals

Terms and Conditions for Individual Subscribers (pdf)

Institutions

License Agreement for Institutions (pdf)

By honoring these terms users help to build confidence among the many independent publishers who rely on modest income to support the continuing production of each publication. This makes it possible for us to make more material available online more quickly. Our goal is to balance the needs of each publication and its sponsor with the needs of subscribers and researchers. FREE fulltext search and FREE page previews are provided for all documents on the site.

In some cases it may be possible for us to adjust some terms for institutions to meet the legal requirements of particular jurisdictions.
Please contact us for more information.