This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. Thesis statements are essentially the driving force and backbone of an academic essay. Without a thesis statement, your essay will ...

The A Essay makes an interesting, complex—even surprising—argument and is thoroughly well-executed. It both engages the text closely and sheds light on relevant contexts (historical, theoretical, or ...

Like most disciplines, philosophy has its own methodology, its own approach to inquiry. A central goal of this course is to learn and apply that methodology, which will most likely diverge in ...