The goal of a philosophy paper is to present your own considered and clear articulated  beliefs alongside your understanding of the material we have read in the course . to that end please be sure it is always clear whose view are being expressed yours are one of the authors whose work has been assigned . be sure to address yourself not only to an answer to the question but also to providing your reader with an account of why you believe your answer to be correct what are your reasons for taking position or another? on what bias do you say the things you say about the reading ?in order to justify that claims in your papers to your reader when discussing material from the readings you must offer substantiation for your claims with quotations from the text