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Resources for students - index:

Philosophical study guides written by myself
Philosophical skills links
General writing and study links
Links on plagiarism and how to avoid it
Philosophical research links

Resources for students - written by myself:

Help studying philosophy
Academic integrity and plagiarism
What It Is to Study Philosophy
General Tips for Studying Philosophy
How to Read a Philosophy Paper
How to Write a Philosophy Paper
How to Revise a Rough Draft
and in case you're interested,
What Can I Do with a Philosophy Degree? and
Why Study Philosophy?

Resources for students - philosophical skills links:

Philosophy Pages Philosophy study guide
How to Read a Philosophy Paper. From James Pryor at Harvard.
Dictionaries of Philosophical Terms. From Peter Suber's Guide to Philosophy on the Internet - online glossaries and dictionaries of philosophy.
Guide to the Study of Philosophy - from The Philosophy Pages; includes help with reading and writing philosophy.
So You Want to Pass Your First Philosophy Course? From A.D. Irvine, University of British Columbia
Writing Tutor for Philosophy - an excellent philosophical writing tool by Joseph Cruz, Williams College
Tips on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From Douglas W. Portmore, the College of Charleston.
How To Read a Philosophy Paper. From Jeff McLaughlin at University College of the Cariboo.
Reading Philosophy. From Antioch College.
Writing Philosophy. From Antioch College.
Identifying the Argument of an Essay. From Frank Edler at the Metropolitan Community College of Omaha.
Taking Notes on Philosophical Texts. From Peter Suber at Earlham College.
Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From James Pryor at Harvard.
Philosophical Terms and Methods. From James Pryor at Harvard.
Good and Bad in Philosophy Essays. From Ronnie Hepburn, retired from the University of Edinburgh.
A Guide to Writing Philosophy Essays. From Colin Allen at Texas A&M University.
Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper. From James Pryor at Harvard University.
How to Write a Philosophy Paper. From Istvan Berkeley at the University of Alberta.
Undergraduate Philosophical Writing. From Martin Young at the University of California at Irvine.
Writing a Philosophical essay. From Ronald de Sousa at the University of Toronto.
Writing a Philosophy Paper. From Hamilton College.
Writing in Philosophy. A collection of hand-outs, references, and links from the philosophy faculty at the University of Toronto.

Resources for students - general writing and study skills links:

University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity
University Learning Center
Harvard Writing Center - writing tools
http://www.welch.jhu.edu/publish/guides.html - all kinds of writing guides, online resources for writers, style guides, etc.
http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/static/ref73.00.00.html - Internet Public Library Style & Writing Guide Resources
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/ - "Guide to Grammar and Style" by Jack Lynch
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ - "OWL" writing resources, links, tutorials, lab

Resources for students - plagiarism and how to avoid it:

http://www.spaceless.com/WWWVL/ - a list of links about how to cite electronic sources
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue7/kairos/ - "Creating Models for Electronic Citations"
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html - Columbia Guide to Online Style
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html - "Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It"
http://www.hamilton.edu/academic/Resource/WC/AvoidingPlagiarism.html - this is a great source with actual examples to help you understand the difference between plagiarizing and not plagiarizing
http://sja.ucdavis.edu/avoid.htm - avoiding plagiarism and what makes it wrong, with examples
http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagexam.html - examples of the types of plagiarism
http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/tips/plag.html - avoiding plagiarism
http://quarles.unbc.edu/lsc/rpplagia.html - 11 tips to help avoid plagiarizing
http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~mspears/plagiarism.html - plagiarism Q&A, including how to cite sources
http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html - a good site on citations and plagiarism with LOTS of examples
http://www.georgetown.edu/honor/plagiarism.html - a really down-to-earth, easy-to-read discussion of plagiarism and what's wrong with it, and how to provide citations - highly recommended.

Resources for students - philosophical research links:

Noesis - Philosophical Research on-line
Glossary of philosophical terms for beginners - Jim Pryor
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
The Philosophy Search Engine
Argos - Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Search Engine
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
World Wide Web Virtual Library - Philosophy
Philosophy in Cyberspace (also includes search engine)
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet (also includes two search engines)
Philosophy Resources on the Internet
Episteme Links
Philosophy - Definitions
Glossary of First Order Logic
Some Philosophy of Language Definitions
Introduction to Ethics
Philosophy Electronic Journals - University of York Library
Undergraduate Philosophy Journals

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