This is a writing-intensive introductory course aimed at training students in the basic skills needed for philosophical reading, thinking, and writing. The course introduces students to two ways of doing philosophy: analyzing and justifying. Each way of doing philosophy begins with a guided reading of sample philosophical texts to derive the elements and their relationships. The reading is followed up with discussions on the techniques for philosophical writing. The discussions will end with the students applying the methods and techniques to compose an analytic essay and an argumentative essay.
At the end of the course, the student shall have been able to:
Feinberg, Joel (2014). Doing philosophy : A guide to the writing of philosophy papers, 5e. Wadsworth, Belmont
Saunders, Clare; Mosley, David; Ross, George Macdonald; Lamb, Danielle; & Closs, Julie (2007/2010). Doing philosophy: A practical guide for students. London and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group.