... from the Philosophy pages at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, compiled by Peter Suber ...

Study aids 

Reading philosophy 

• Dictionaries of Philosophical Terms. A section of Peter's Guide devoted to online glossaries to help in your reading. 
• How To Read a Philosophy Paper. From Jeff McLaughlin at University College of the Cariboo. About reading philosophy journal articles, not student homework essays. 
• How To Read Slowly. From Lance Fletcher. In case you thought philosophy texts should be read like newspapers. (Skip his first few paragraphs.) 
• Identifying the Argument of an Essay. From Frank Edler at the Metropolitan Community College of Omaha. 
• Reading Philosophical Texts. From Garth Kemerling at Newberry College. 
• Taking Notes on Philosophical Texts. Notes on notes from Peter. 

Writing philosophy 

• Advice on Academic Writing. From Margaret Procter at the University of Toronto. 
• A Brief Guide to Writing Philosophy Papers. From Richard Field at Northwest Missouri State University. 
• Good and Bad in Philosophy Essays. From Ronnie Hepburn, retired from the University of Edinburgh. 
• A Guide for Writing Papers In Philosophy. From Ellen Watson at the University of Queensland. 
• A Guide to Writing Philosophy Essays. From Colin Allen at Texas A&M University. 
• Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From James Pryor at Harvard University. 
• How to Write a Philosophy Paper. From Istvan Berkeley at the University of Alberta. 
• Paper writing strategies for introductory philosophy courses. From J. Hernandez Cruz at Hampshire College. 
• Some Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From Andy Carpenter at the University of California at Berkeley. 
• Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From Douglas Portmore at the University of California at Santa Barbara. 
• Undergraduate Philosophical Writing. From Martin Young at the University of California at Irvine. 
• Writing a Philosophical essay. From Ronald de Sousa at the University of Toronto. 
• Writing a Philosophical Essay. From William Myers of the University of Texas. 
• Writing a Philosophy Essay. From Joe Lau at the University of Hong Kong. 
• Writing a Philosophy Paper. From Janette Schue, a 1992 graduate of Hamilton College. 
• Writing Argumentative Essays. From Bill Daly at the Victoria University of Technology. 
• Writing Guidelines. From Tom Bridges at Montclair State University. 
• Writing in Philosophy. A collection of hand-outs, references, and links from the philosophy faculty at the University of Toronto. 
• Writing Philosophy. Links to web sites and books. From the Erratic Impact Philosophy Research Base. 
• Writing Philosophy. From Garth Kemerling at Newberry College. 
• Writing a Philosophy Essay. From Geoffrey Klempner at the University of Sheffield. 

General 

• The Argument Clinic. From the philosophy department at the University of Northern Colorado. Submit an argument, receive an evaluation by email. 
• So You Want To Pass Your First Philosophy Course? From A.D. Irvine at the University of British Columbia. 
• Undergraduate Philosophy Journals, Conferences, Essay Contests. Our own list. Consider submitting your best work to one of these. 
• Why Major in Philosophy? By Michael Gilbert at York University. It's OK to like this stuff. Really.