This is an archived course. A more recent version may be available at ocw.mit.edu.

Assignments

This section features information about the final paper required of students taking the course for credit.

Final Paper

Your final paper must be a substantial journal-style discussion of an issue related to the topics discussed in class. Primarily expositional pieces are discouraged -- I want to see you tackle the problems yourself. There are no fixed length constraints, but 30 double-space pages is typical.

Exemplary Student Paper

"Categorization and Vagueness" (PDF) (Courtesy of Tamina Stephenson. Used with permission.)