Resources for Students
Guides and collections on writing, reading, and doing philosophy — plus podcasts, blogs, and video. If you have a collection I could share here, let me know.
Resources
Writing Philosophy
- Jim Pryor, Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Peter Horban, Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Douglas Portmore, Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Simon Rippon, A Brief Guide to Writing a Philosophy Paper
- Lewis Vaughn, Writing Philosophy: A Student's Guide (book)
- Liz Anderson's Guidelines on Writing
- The Pink Guide to Philosophy Classes
- Sophie Horowitz's Sample Essays & Rubric
- Elise's Writing Workshop (w/ Rational Choice Theory examples)
- Luis Olivera, The Basic Philosophy Paper: A Structural Guide
- Amy Kind, How to Write a Philosophy Paper
- Bernhard Nickel on Graduate Student Writing Samples
General Writing
- Ursula Hackett, How to Write Brilliant Essays (not philosophy-specific, but great tips)
Reading Philosophy
- Jim Pryor, Guidelines on Reading Philosophy
- David Concepción, Reading as a Philosopher
- Elise's Handout on Reading Philosophy & Note-Taking
Encyclopedic Knowledge, etc.
Other
Media
Philosophy Blogs (& more)
Public Philosophy (etc.)
- The Philosophers' Magazine
- 3:16am interviews with philosophers
- NYT The Stone
- Aeon (often has philosophy posts)
Podcasts
- Philosophy Bites
- History of Philosophy without any Gaps
- Partially Examined Life
- New Books in Philosophy
- Unmute
- Reductio
- EconTalk (often philosophical)
- Jurisprudence (Scott Shapiro's course)
- Five Questions (with Kieran Setiya)
- Good in Theory
- The Philosopher's Nest
- See also Daily Nous's list here