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FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

The word essay comes from the French infinitive verb essayer, meaning “to try” or “to attempt.” In fact, when the word was first borrowed into the English language, as essay,…

Philosophy StudentNovember 20, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

THE PERSONAL ESSAY

The personal essay is a self-reflective search for meaning. Unlike most philosophical writing, it is not argumentative. Instead, it is exploratory and speculative, often even somewhat confessional. It is typically…

Philosophy StudentNovember 20, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

THE ESSAY OF ASSERTION

The essay of assertion takes the position I believe. It is an argumentative essay in which you convey to the reader some belief or beliefs that you hold. If you…

Philosophy StudentNovember 20, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

THE ESSAY OF AFFIRMATION

The essay of affirmation takes the position I agree. If you want to write an essay agreeing with—affirming—the ideas of another, such as a philosopher, a simple statement of agreement…

Philosophy StudentNovember 20, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

THE ESSAY OF REFUTATION

The essay of refutation takes the position “I disagree.” Its objective is to persuade the reader that the argument of another is false, flawed, unlikely, implausible, or in some other…

Philosophy StudentNovember 20, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

OTHER CATEGORIZATIONS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

There are other ways of classifying the forms of philosophic writing you may be asked to produce. The most prominent of these are: The Expository Paper The Argumentative Paper The…

Philosophy StudentNovember 19, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

THE EXPOSITORY PAPER

We have already touched on the expository paper, but let’s discuss it briefly here. Look at the adjective expository. It is derived from the noun exposition, which is the noun…

Philosophy StudentNovember 19, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

THE ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER

Essays of assertion, affirmation, and refutation are all examples of the argumentative paper. An effective argument relies on factually true premises or premises for which you have strong support.

Philosophy StudentNovember 19, 2023

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING Writing Philosophy

THE POSITION PAPER

A position paper may be viewed as a type of argumentative paper in that it states a claim—your position—concerning a topic, issue, or question and presents a justification for that…

Philosophy StudentNovember 19, 2023

STRATEGIC WRITING CHOICES Writing Philosophy

STRATEGIC WRITING CHOICES FOR PHILOSOPHY CLASS

Writing philosophy should not be easy, but you cannot allow it to become impossible. Here are five strategic rules of thumb for embarking on a successful writing project for philosophy…

Philosophy StudentNovember 18, 2023

Writing Philosophy

FORMS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

THE PERSONAL ESSAY

THE ESSAY OF ASSERTION

THE ESSAY OF AFFIRMATION

THE ESSAY OF REFUTATION

OTHER CATEGORIZATIONS OF PHILOSOPHICAL WRITING

THE EXPOSITORY PAPER

THE ARGUMENTATIVE PAPER

THE POSITION PAPER

STRATEGIC WRITING CHOICES FOR PHILOSOPHY CLASS

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