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B

PHILOSOPHY

 PSYCHOLOGY

RELIGION

 
 

Philosophy (General)
logic
Speculative
Aesthetics
ethics

Psychology (General)

Parapsychology
Occult sciences

Religion (General)
Judaism
islam
Buddhism
Christianity

 

   

B - BX

   

B
1-5802           Philosophy (General)
69-99              General works
108-5802           By period
                       Including individual philosophers and
                         schools of philosophy
108-708              Ancient
720-765              Medieval
770-785              Renaissance
790-5802             Modern
808-849                Special topics and schools of philosophy
850-5739               By region or country
5800-5802              By religion

BC
1-199            Logic
11-39              History
25-39                By period
60-99              General works
171-199            Special topics

BD    
10-701           Speculative philosophy
10-41              General philosophical works
95-131             Metaphysics
143-237            Epistemology.  Theory of knowledge
240-260            Methodology
300-450            Ontology
                       Including being, the soul, life, death
493-701            Cosmology
                       Including teleology, space and time,
                         structure of matter, plurality of
                         worlds

BF
1-990            Psychology
38-64              Philosophy.  Relation to other topics
173-175.5          Psychoanalysis
176-176.5          Psychological tests and testing
180-198.7          Experimental psychology
203                Gestalt psychology
207-209            Psychotropic drugs and other substances
231-299            Sensation.  Aesthesiology
309-499            Consciousness.  Cognition
                       Including learning, attention,
                         comprehension, memory, imagination,
                         genius, intelligence, thought and
                         thinking, psycholinguistics, mental
                         fatigue
501-505            Motivation
511-593            Affection.  Feeling.  Emotion
608-635            Will.  Volition.  Choice.  Control
636-637            Applied psychology
638-648            New thought.  Menticulture, etc.
660-685            Comparative psychology.  Animal and human
                     psychology
692-692.5          Psychology of sex.  Sexual behavior
697-697.5          Differential psychology.  Individuality.  Self
698-698.9          Personality
699-711            Genetic psychology
712-724.85         Developmental psychology
                       Including infant psychology, child
                         psychology, adolescence, adulthood
725-727            Class psychology
795-839            Temperament.  Character
839.5-885          Physiognomy.  Phrenology
889-905            Graphology.  Study of handwriting
908-940            The hand.  Palmistry

BF
1001-1389        Parapsychology
1001-1045          Psychic research.  Psychology of the conscious
1048-1108          Hallucinations.  Sleep.  Dereaming.  Visions
1111-1156          Hypnotism.  Suggestion.  Mesmerism.
                     Subliminal projection
1161-1171          Telepathy.  Mind reading.  Thought transference
1228-1389          Spiritualism
                       Including mediumship. spirit messages,
                         clairvoyance

BF
1404-1999        Occult sciences
1444-1486          Ghosts.  Apparitions.  Hauntings
1501-1562          Demonology.  Satanism.  Possession
1562.5-1584        Witchcraft
1585-1623          Magic.  Hermetics.  Necromancy
1651-1729          Astrology
1745-1779          Oracles.  Sibyls.  Divinations
1783-1815          Seers.  Prophets.  Prophecies
1845-1891          Fortune-telling

BH
1-301            Aesthetics
81-208             History
301                Special topics

BJ    
1-1725           Ethics
71-1185            History and general works
                       Including individual ethical philosophers
1188-1295          Religious ethics
1298-1335          Evolutionary and genetic ethics
1365-1385          Positivist ethics
1388               Socialist ethics
1390-1390.5        Communist ethics
1392               Totalitarian ethics
1395               Feminist ethics
1518-1697          Individual ethics.  Character.  Virtue
                       Including paractical and applied ethics,
                         conduct of life, vices, success, ethics
                         for children
1725               Ethics of social groups, classes, etc.
                     Professional ethics

1801-2195        Social usages.  Etiquette
2021-2078          Etiquette of entertaining
2139-2156          Etiquette of travel
2195               Telephone etiquette

                 Religion
BL
1-2790             Religions.  Mythology.  Rationalism
74-98                Religions of the world
175-290              Natural theology
300-325              The myth.  Comparative mythology
425-490              Religious doctrines (General)
500-547              Eschatology
550-619              Worship.  Cultus
624-627              Religious life
660-2670             History and principles of religions
690-980                European.  Occidental
1100-1295              Hinduism
1300-1380              Jainism
1600-1695              Semitic
2400-2490              African
2700-2790            Rationalism

BM
1-990              Judaism
150-449              History
480-488.5            Pre-Talmudic Jewish literature
487-488.5              Dead Sea scrolls
495-532              Sources of Jewish religion.  Rabbinical
                       literature
600-645              Dogmatic Judaism
650-747              Practical Judaism
750-755              Biography
900-990              Samaritans

BP
1-610              Islam.  Bahaism.  Theosophy, etc.
1-253                Islam
50-68                  History
70-80                  Biography
75-77.75                 Muhammad, d. 632
87-89                  Islamic literature
100-137.5              Sacred books
100-134                  Koran
166-166.94             Theology (Kalam)
174-190                The practice of Islam
191-253                Branches, sects, and modifications
300-395              Bahaism
500-585              Theosophy
595-597              Anthroposophy
600-610              Other beliefs and movements

BQ
1-9800             Buddhism
251-799              History
840-999              Biography
860-939                Gautama Buddha
1001-1045            Buddhist literature
1100-3340            Tripitaka (Canonical literature)
4061-4570            Doctrinal and systematic Buddhism
4620-4890            Buddhist pantheon
4911-5720            Practice of Buddhism.  Forms of worship
5851-5899            Benevolent work.  Social work
5901-5975            Missionary work
6001-6388            Monasticism
7001-9800            Modifications, schools, etc.

BR
                   Christianity
1-1725               Christianity
60-67                  Early Christian literature.  Fathers of
                         the Church, etc.
140-1500               History
1690-1725              Biography

BS
1-2970               The Bible
410-780                Works about the Bible
701-1830               Old Testament
1901-2970              New Testament

BT
10-1480              Doctrinal theology
19-30                  Doctrine and dogma
98-180                 God
119-123                  Holy Spirit.  The Paraclete
198-590                Christology
595-685                Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ.  Mariology
695-748                Creation
750-810.2              Salvation
819-891                Eschatology
899-950                Future life
1095-1255              Apologetics.  Evidences of Christianity
1313-1480              History of specific doctrines and
                         movements


BV
1-5099               Practical theology
5-530                  Worship (Public and private)
                           Including the church year, Christian
                             symbols, liturgy, prayer, hymnology
590-1652               Ecclesiastical theology
                         Including the Chruch, church and
                           state, church management, ministry,
                           sacraments, religious societies,
                           religious education
2000-3705              Missions
3750-3799              Evangelism.  Revivals
4000-4470              Pastoral theology
4485-5099              Practical religion.  The Christian life

BX
1-9999               Christian denominations       
1-9.5                  Church unity.  Ecumenical movement
100-189                Eastern churches.  Oriental churches
200-754                Orthodox Eastern Church
800-4795               Roman Catholic Church
4800-9999              Protestantism

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