Books I Recommend
- Mortimer J. Adler & Charles van Doren, How to Read a Book (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014) [ISBN: 9780671212094] *especially Chapter 5: “How to Be a Demanding Reader”
- William Strunk Jr. & E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th Edition (1999) [ISBN: 9780205309023]
- Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird (1995) [ISBN: 978-0385480017]
Study Skills Handouts I’ve Prepared
Reading & Note-taking
- “How do you read philosophy?“
- Against Laptops & Cell Phones In-Class
- The Cornell Method (Note-taking)
- College Note-taking (Utah State University)
- Note-taking (Dartmouth College)
Getting Started / Overviews
- The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Great resources to help you situate a text (or idea) that you’re studying. - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- 1000-Word Philosophy
General Writing / Citing
- Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Award-winning resources for general research and writing, subject-specific writing, English as a Second Language (ESL), citations (in-text references and building a bibliography or works cited list in APA, Chicago, and MLA formats), and more.
Guides: Writing a (Successful) Philosophy Paper
- Jim Pryor, “Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper”
- Justin Weinberg, “Writing a Good Philosophy Paper”
- Peter Horban, “Writing a Philosophy Paper”
- William Blattner, “Tips on Writing Philosophy Papers”
- Manuel Vargas, “How to Write (not Terrible) Philosophy Papers”
- Michael Huemer, “A Guide to Writing”
- Stephen Yablo, “Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper”
- Bryan W. Roberts, “7 Steps to a Better Philosophy Paper”
- Adrian M. S. Piper, “Ten Commandments of Philosophical Writing” (PDF)
Examples of Strong Work (& of What Not to Do…)
- Angela Mendelovici, Prezi: “A Sample Philosophy Paper“
- James Lenman, “How to Write a Crap Philosophy Essay” (PDF)
Subject Area Resources
- Early Modern Texts & Audio Books
- Haverford College’s Guide to Citing Sources in Classics
Provides helpful advice about citing in general as well as formatting practices for citing ancient texts. (PDF Available here)
Philosophy Podcasts
- The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps Podcast, Prof. Peter Adamson (LMU Munich and King’s College London)
- History of Philosophy Podcasts, Prof. Frisbee Sheffield (Christ’s College, University of Cambridge)
Undergraduate Philosophy Journals & Publications
- The Dualist Undergraduate Journal
Published by students at Stanford University - Emphemeris
Published by students at Union College’s Philosophy Club - Articulate
Published by students at Denison University - Gnosis
Published by students at Concordia University - Hemlock (formerly Prolegomena)
Published by students at the University of British Columbia - Hinge: A Journal of Contemporary Studies (also here)
Published by students at the University of King’s College, Halifax (Canada) - Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research
Published by students at Monmouth College – Submission deadline: 15 Jan. 2020 - Penn Bioethics Journal
Published by students at Penn State University – Submission deadline: 5 Sept. 2020 - Phi Magazine (Φ)
Founded at King’s College London – Submission deadline: October 24th, 2020 - The Reed
Published by students at St. Olaf University – Submission deadline: early spring 2017 - Stance
Award-winning undergraduate journal
