Beginners Guide to Writing Philosophy (4) - Description Vs  Reasoning
Channel: Seth Tichenor
Date: 2013-07-18

The seventh video in the Beginners Guide to Writing Philosophy series.

Did you just get your paper back?  Did it say: "what are your reasons" or "this is only a description"?  Are you confused by that?  This video discusses the difference between a description and a reason.  This is one of the MOST COMMON MISTAKES a beginning philosophy writer makes.

Specific examples discuss J.S Mill's idea of a just society and Robert Nozick's ideas about taxation.