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• Philosophy at UNC
  • Faculty and Staff
    • Faculty
      • Paul Hodapp
        • Link to the UNC Pre-Law Page
      • Nancy Matchett
      • Jack Temkin
      • Tom Trelogan
    • Emeritus Faculty
      • Richard Blanke
    • Staff
      • Dave Stewart
    • The Student Representative
  • Why Study Philosophy?—Reasons to Consider a Major in Philosophy
    • Second Opinions
      • From William Paterson University (New Jersey)
      • From York University (Toronto, Canada)
      • From University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada)
      • From Illinois State University (Illinois)
    • “The Philosophy Major”—From the American Philosophical Association.
    • “Non-Academic Careers for Philosophers”—From the American Philosophical Association.
  • Academic Programs (Majors and Minors Offered by the Philosophy Program)
  • Academic Advising
    • Our Advising Policy
    • Generic Advice for Philosophy Majors
      • For Students Taking the Regular Philosophy Major
      • For Students Taking the Major with an Emphasis in Ethics and Public Policy
    • Generic Advice for Philosophy Minors
    • Generic Advice for Legal Studies Minors
    • The Single Most Important Piece of Advice
    • UNC Catalog—Online
    • Schedule of Classes—Online
    • Academic Calendar
  • Course Offerings
    • Good First Courses
    • General Education Courses
    • Other Courses of General Interest
    • Course Descriptions
  • Class Web Sites
  • Class Web Site Archives—Web Sites for Classes Taught since Fall, 1997—archived sites for many classes temporarily unavailable; back soon.
  • Location
• The Coalition of Student Philosophers
  • The CSP’s Constitution
• The Philosophy Forums
• Philosophy Research Links
  • Links to Sites of Philosophical Interest on the Internet
    • ephilosopher
    • Erratic Impact
    • Episteme Links
    • Intute: Philosophy
    • The Philosophy Pages
    • The Philosophers’ Magazine
    • Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
    • The Voice of the Shuttle: Philosophy Page
    • SWIP—The Society for Women in Philosophy
    • FOLDOP: The Free Online Dictionary of Philosophy
    • The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    • The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
    • The American Philosophical Association
  • Links to Sites for Undergraduate Philosophy Journals, Conferences, and Essay Contests
    • Aporia—an undergraduate journal published at Brigham Young University.
    • The Butler University Undergraduate Research Conference—a regional (midwestern) conference held every year in the spring.
    • The Dualist—a national undergraduate journal published by Stanford University undergraduates.
    • Ephemeris—published yearly from Union College and intended as a platform for significant undergraduate work in philosophy.
    • The Pittsburgh Undergraduate Review—considers papers from all disciplines.
    • Prolegomena—an online philosophy journal for undergraduate students published at the University of British Columbia.
    • Vita, Dulcedo et Spes—a forum rooted in the Catholic intellectual tradition for the discussion of ideas and issues in the humanities. Published by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture
    • The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest—an annual competition designed to challenge college students to analyze the urgent ethical issues confronting them in today’s complex world.
    • The Yale Philosophy Review—a bi-annual journal that showcases the best and most original of philosophic thought by undergraduate students, worldwide.
  • Links to Sites with Advice on Writing
    • Revising Prose (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
    • Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization Rules—from the Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation.
    • Guide to Grammar and Style—by Jack Lynch (Rutgers University)
    • Guide to Grammar and Writing—Sponsored by the Capital Community College Foundation (Capital Community College, Hartford)
    • The OWL Handouts—from the On-Line Writing Lab (Purdue University)
    • The original (1918) edition of Elements of Style—by William Strunk, Jr. (Cornell University)
    • Using Modern Languages Association (MLA) Format—from the On-line Writing Lab (Purdue University)
    • Garbl’s Writing Resources Online—by Gary B. Larson (Seattle, Washington)
    • Writing-Related Resources—from the On-line Writing Lab (Purdue University)
  • Sites with Tips on Writing Philosophical Essays
    • Good and Bad in Philosophy Essays—by R. W. Hepburn (Retired from the University of Edinburgh)
    • A Guide to Writing Philosophy Essays—by Colin Allen (Indiana University)
    • A Brief Guide to Writing Philosophy Papers—by Richard Field (NW Missouri State)
    • Essay Assignment—by Peter Suber (Earlham College)
    • Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper—by James Pryor (New York University)
    • Philosophical Terms and Methods—by James Pryor (New York University)
    • Philosophical Writing Manual—Short Version—by Martin Young (UC, Irvine)
    • Philosophical Writing Manual—Long Version—by Martin Young (UC, Irvine)
    • Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper—by Douglas Portmore (Arizona State University, Tempe)—.pdf file, approx. 350K.
    • Writing Tutor for Introductory Philosophy Courses—by Joe Cruz (Williams College)
• Links to Sites with Information on Graduate Study in Philosophy
  • Applying to Graduate School in Philosophy—Matthew Lu (University of Tennesee)
  • Applying to Graduate School in Philosophy—Douglas W. Portmore (California State University at Northridge)
  • The APA's Letter to Prospective Graduate Students in Philosophy—Written in 1992, but still worth looking at.
  • The Philosophical Gourmet Report
• The Argument Clinic
  • T.K. Trelogan’s “Arguments and the Evaluation of Arguments”
  • Stephen Downes’s “Guide to the Logical Fallacies”
  • Previous Submissions
  • A Note on The Argument Clinic’s Archaic Caduceus
• The Daily Translation—Logic Problems
  • The Current Issue
  • The Daily Translation Archives—Over 2600 Past Issues
• Primers and Pastimes
  • Philosophical Primers
    • Arguments and Their Evaluation: A Logic Primer
  • Philosophical Pastimes
    • Philosophical Jokes
    • David Chalmer’s Philosophical Humor Site
    • Comic Relief for the Pathologically Philosophical
    • A Couple of Good Laughs from Georgetown
    • The Philosophical Lexicon
    • Your Worst Nightmare
    • Sokratease: The Game of Dialectic—The Philosophic Pastime
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