Humanities

Philosophy Study Guide

Logic, ethics, metaphysics, epistemology — the systematic study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, and value.

Core topics in Philosophy

Philosophy essays demand rigorous argumentation. Students who write opinions without explicit premises and inferences cap at C grades.

Fennie grades arguments against logical-structure rubrics, identifying which premise lacks support or which inference is invalid.

Yes — LSAT scores from philosophy majors are among the highest.

Intro logic plus a survey course in ethics or political philosophy. Avoid jumping into Kant or Hegel cold.

Yes — Fennie reconstructs arguments from text and identifies premises and conclusions.

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Academic writing — argument, evidence, organization, style, and the craft of persuasive prose.

Close reading of literary texts — poetry, fiction, drama — with attention to form, theme, historical context, and literary theory.

Craft of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction — character, voice, structure, revision, and the writer's discipline.