1 to 6 units

• construct a plan of individual research, under faculty supervision, in which they state a thesis concerning a philosophical topic and outline a procedure for examining the topic (including arguments and counter-arguments).
• explain and interpret the ideas associated with the research topic, with reference to the historical texts or contemporary philosophical literature.
• distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in historical or contemporary texts dealing with the research topic.
• show how the research topic is connected to broader philosophical concerns, and show what is at stake in its investigation.