Philosophical Journals

Philosophical Journals are standard blue books containing a student’s in-class philosophical writings. Entries in Philosophical Journals are scheduled in advance (see the Schedule). The kind of entry for any given date can be found on the Schedule, but the specific prompt for that day is not given to students until they arrive.  You can see sample prompts on the Sample Writing Prompts page.

There are three kinds of Journal entries: 

  1. Personal Reflection
  2. Conceptual Analysis
  3. Analytical Outline