{"id":1150,"date":"2020-11-04T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1150"},"modified":"2020-11-24T15:08:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T15:08:47","slug":"philosophy-course-assignments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1150","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy &#8211; Course Assignments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-service-2 ab-layout-columns-1 one-column has-white-background-color ab-columns-center alignfull\" style=\"padding-right:5%;padding-left:5%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:5%\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-container ab-block-container\"><div class=\"ab-container-inside\"><div class=\"ab-container-content\" style=\"max-width:700px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-columns ab-layout-columns-4 ab-4-col-equal\" style=\"margin-bottom:3%\"><div class=\"ab-layout-column-wrap ab-block-layout-column-gap-2 ab-is-responsive-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1141(opens in a new tab)\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1141(opens in a new tab)\">Overview<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">course assignments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1144\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1144\">Writing papers<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1152\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1152\">online resources <\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1146\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1146\">Structure &amp; Style<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1154\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1154\">tips from professors<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-column ab-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"ab-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1148\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1148\">terms<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1157\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/tutortips\/?page_id=1157\">sample papers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#ddd\" class=\"wp-block-atomic-blocks-ab-spacer ab-block-spacer ab-divider-solid ab-divider-size-1\"><hr style=\"height:30px\" \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guide to Evaluating Philosophical Arguments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Writing in academic philosophy has a distinct style that differs greatly from most other disciplines. An important aspect of philosophical writing is the structure of the essay. The following gives a general idea of how to organize a paper that evaluates a philosophical argument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Begin by stating what argument you are going to evaluate<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Clarity is highly valued in philosophical writing. Thus, writers should get right to the point rather than writing an elaborate introduction<\/li><li>Example: \u2018In this paper I will be evaluating Philippa Foot\u2019s argument in \u2018Morality as a System of Hypothetical Imperatives\u201d that moral judgments are only hypothetical imperatives.\u2019<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Provide a roadmap<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In this segment, you should basically give an outline of how your paper is going to unfold. Again, philosophers like to get right to the point by giving the reader a general understanding of the structure of the paper at the beginning.<\/li><li>Example: \u201cIn this paper I will first explain Foot\u2019s argument. Next, I will highlight some problems for her position. Then I will proceed to offer a possible fix for her view.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thoroughly explain the argument in question<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You should spend a significant amount of time describing exactly the argument that you&#8217;re evaluating.<\/li><li>The explanation should be thorough enough that someone who has never read a philosophy paper before should be able to understand the argument without any confusion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explain the potential problems for the argument<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Here you should go over any potential issues with the argument that you have been evaluating.<\/li><li>You should be evaluating whether or not these possible problems weaken the philosopher&#8217;s argument.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclude by restating what you have shown in the paper<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After all of the arguments and objections you have considered, again state what you have tried to prove about the argument in question.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guide to Evaluating Philosophical Arguments Writing in academic philosophy has a distinct style that differs greatly from most other disciplines. An important aspect of philosophical writing is the structure of the essay. The following gives a general idea of how to organize a paper that evaluates a philosophical argument. 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