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Editing | Write Philosophy
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It is easiest to edit your work if you understand the difference between three stages in your writing process: producing a. After briefly outlining the difference, we will discuss how you can move almost effortlessly from a. Draft, increasing your final mark in the process. Zero, first, and final drafts. Because the first version is not something fit for the eyes of others, but a collection of your own private thoughts on a topic, without a clear argument, structure, or style, we call this version a.
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Course Guide | Write Philosophy
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This course guide contains all the information you need about PAW: Philosophy and Argumentative Writing. Is a 5-week course. For all first year undergraduates. Taking BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method. BSc Philosophy and Economics. Or BSc Politics and Philosophy. These students will be automatically allocated to a seminar group. The course is optional. Students outside the Philosophy department taking PH103 as an outside option. As soon as possible, as space is limited. Students who believe the...
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Resources | Write Philosophy
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These resources may be helpful for philosophy students:. Further Advice on Philosophical Writing. Jim Pryor’s Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper. A classic guide to writing philosophy, available online; a must-read for all students. Peter Horban’s Writing a Philosophy Paper. Some of the most useful guidance besides Pryor’s. Sanford Levy’s Philosopher’s Toolkit. Harvard Writing Center’s Brief Guide to Writing the Philosophy Paper. Angela Mendelovici’s Sample Philosophy Paper Prezi. The SEP is the be...
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Fallacies | Write Philosophy
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We created this quiz to test your understanding of the argumentative fallacies. Discussed in Week 4. The quiz is hosted by Sporcle.com. Your answers are anonymous. Created by Chris J Blunt. And Rosa W Runhardt. Supported by the LSE Teaching and Learning Development Fund, and the LSE Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method. 2014 Write Philosophy -.
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Areas of Philosophy | Write Philosophy
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We have created this quiz to test your understanding of the terms for different fields or areas of philosophy. The quiz is hosted by Sporcle.com. Answers are completely anonymous. Created by Chris J Blunt. And Rosa W Runhardt. Supported by the LSE Teaching and Learning Development Fund, and the LSE Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method. 2014 Write Philosophy -.
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Reading List | Write Philosophy
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This is the reading list for PAW: Philosophy and Argumentative Writing. Week 1: Philosophy as a Discipline. Rachels, J. (1975) ‘Active and Passive Euthanasia’ in New England Journal of Medicine, 292: 78-80. In this classic short (2 page) paper, Rachels discusses the ethical and policy questions raised by euthanasia practices. As you read this paper, ask yourself:. Is this a good example of philosophical writing? What makes the argument easy to follow? What makes it difficult? Week 2: Exposing Arguments.
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About the Authors | Write Philosophy
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WritePhilosophy.com is created and edited by Chris J Blunt. And Rosa W Runhardt. Submitted his PhD thesis in 2015 at LSE in the Department of Philosophy, supervised by Prof. John Worrall. His thesis analyses the use of hierarchies of evidence in Evidence-Based Medicine. Chris is an LSE100 Fellow, and teaches both LSE100 and PAW. Areas of interest: Philosophy of medicine, Evidence-Based Medicine, Personalised and genomic medicine, medical ethics and health policy, philosophy of science. PhD in Philosophy ...
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Exercises | Write Philosophy
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The only way to understand the concepts and techniques of philosophical writing is to use them. We’ve created a number of exercises which will allow you to practice the use of the concepts we’ve introduced to you. These exercises are hosted by Sporcle. Your answers are completely anonymous, and you can do the exercises as many times as you like. Identify the logical fallacies in these example arguments. 8212; Identify the area of philosophy being described. 8212; Identify the paradox from the description.
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Criticising an Argument | Write Philosophy
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It is crucial to understand the approaches to criticising philosophical positions which philosophers employ both to use these tools to criticise others’ work, and to anticipate criticisms of your own work. Here, we’ll explore three common approaches to criticising philosophical positions reductio ad absurdum. For advice on criticising philosophical arguments see the page on argumentative fallacies. A common way of arguing against a philosophical position is to provide a counterexample. Formulating counte...
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Course Guide | Write Philosophy
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This course guide contains all the information you need about PAW: Philosophy and Argumentative Writing. Is a 5-week course. For all first year undergraduates. Taking BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method. BSc Philosophy and Economics. Or BSc Politics and Philosophy. These students will be automatically allocated to a seminar group. The course is optional. Students outside the Philosophy department taking PH103 as an outside option. As soon as possible, as space is limited. Students who believe the...