Library

The library, located on the third floor of the Jakobi 2 building, brings together the collections of the Departments of Philosophy, Semiotics, and the Thomas A. Sebeok Memorial Library. It houses over 7,000 books, journals, and other materials.

In addition to the semiotics books, the collection primarily focuses on areas such as moral and political philosophy, applied ethics (including bioethics, medical ethics, environmental ethics, and public ethics), philosophy of law, and aesthetics. It also represents a wide range of philosophical disciplines, including the history of philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of science. While most of the materials are in English, the library also holds works in Estonian, German, and several other languages.

The books are listed in the ESTER electronic catalogue (common catalogue of the Estonian research libraries).  Anyone with a University of Tartu Library card can loan books.

Please take a look at the library opening times.

Monday 12–17
Tuesday to Thursday 11–17
Friday 11–16