Resources for Researching and Writing Philosophy

Here are some resources that might be of interest to prospective, current, and former philosophy students.

Majoring in Philosophy and Jobs for Philosophy Majors:

• The American Philosophical Association’s official statement on the philosophy major
• A list of resources for undergraduates. Includes links to articles that will help you have a conversation with your family about pursuing a philosophy degree
• An article about majoring in Philosophy from U.S. News and World Report
• An article from the Daily Nous blog about the careers of Philosophy graduates
• The American Philosophical Association’s guide for non-academic careers in Philosophy
• The American Philosophical Association’s guide to graduate school in Philosophy

Reading, Writing, and Discussing Philosophy:

• James Pryor on Philosophical Terms and Methods
• James Pryor’s Guidelines on Reading Philosophy
• Jame Pryor’s Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper
• UC Davis Department of Philosophy’s resources for writing philosophy papers
• Simone Fraser University’s guide to writing philosophy papers
• Harvard University guides for writing according to discipline
• Bryan Frances (Fordham University), “How to Write a Good, or Really Bad, Philosophy Essay”
• Bryan Frances, “Some Basic Notions of Reasoning”
• Michael Huemer (University of Colorado), “A Guide to Writing”
• EJ Coffman (University of Tennessee), “Finding, Clarifying, and Evaluating Arguments”
• “Guidelines for respectful, constructive, and inclusive philosophical discussion,” complied by David Chalmers

Philosophy Papers and Reference Sites:

• Phil Papers – A comprehensive directory with thousands of online philosophy articles and books by academic philosophers.
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  “The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded in 1995 for the purpose of providing detailed, scholarly information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy.”
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  A rigorous and thorough reference resource.