Includes bibliographical references.

Preface -- 1. method of proceeding -- 2. rules of the game -- 3. criteria for grading students paper -- 4. general principles of good writing -- 5. mistakes of grammar -- 6. some common mistakes in diction -- 7. stylistic infelicities -- 8. language and logic -- 9. basic deductive logic -- 10. logic without necessity -- 11. varieties of philosophy papers -- 12. Philosophical research on the internet.

Designed to assist introductory philosophy students who have no prior experience in writing philosophy papers, this book includes topic selection, proper and improper citation, argument development and evaluation, principles of good writing, criteria for grading student papers, and a review of common grammatical and dictional errors.