The Challenges of Philosophical Writing
The aim of the assignments in your philosophy classes
is to get you doing philosophy. But what is philosophy,
and how is it to be done? The answer is complicated.
Philosophers are often motivated by one or more of what
we might call the “Big Questions,” such as: How should
we live? Is there free will? How do we know anything?
or, What is truth?…
«A Brief Guide to Writing the Philosophy Paper»
Writing Center
Harvard College