Overview
Reading Papers: Here are the rules for the papers on readings: First Read the book
- Identify and discuss critically one philosophical theme in the book.
- The structure of an ideal paper is:
(a) an introduction in which you clearly identify the philosophical theme you plan to discuss and, if possible, say what you’re going to say about it;
(b) the body of the paper in which you trace key elements of the theme in the book (quotations helpful—but only a few key ones); and
(c) a conclusion in which you sum up the book’s overall treatment of the theme.