Philosophy Paper

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Title of your paper

Your Name

1. Introduction

The first paragraph of a section need not be indented. The first paragraph of a section need not be

indented. The first paragraph of a section need not be indented. The first paragraph of a section

need not be indented. The first paragraph of a section need not be indented. The first paragraph of

a section need not be indented. The first paragraph of a section need not be indented. The first

paragraph of a section need not be indented.

The second paragraph of a section should be indented. The same goes for the third paragraph,

fourth etc. The second paragraph of a section should be indented. The same goes for the third

paragraph, fourth etc. The second paragraph of a section should be indented. The same goes for

the third paragraph, fourth etc.

2. First section of the body – contains indirect quote, direct quote and footnote

This is the paragraph that contains a sample indirect quote. Here, let us pretend that you are

indirectly quoting from Thomson’s paper. Thomson thinks that abortion is morally permissible in

many cases. (Thomson 1971: 47-8.)

This paragraph contains a sample direct quote. Let us pretend that the first sentence of

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Thomson’s paper is relevant. “Most opposition to abortion relies on the premise that the fetus is a

human being, a person, from the moment of conception.” (Thomson 1971: 47)

Paragraph 3 is with a sample footnote. Now let us pretend that we need a footnote. Even if

one argues that abortion is sometimes morally permissible, one need not argue further that abortion

is always morally permissible.1

3. Conclusion

Your paper is going to be longer than this sample layout with more sections. But this is just a short

sample layout. Do not forget to add the word count at the end of the paper. You should count

literally everything in your paper – title, section titles, body, footnotes, references etc. The only

possible exception is your name! (386 words)

1 Thomson (1972: 65-6) is an example. Thomson argues that it would be morally wrong for a woman in her seventh month to abort the fetus if her reason is that she did not want to postpone an overseas trip already scheduled.

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References

Thomson, Judith J., 1971, “A Defense of Abortion”, Philosophy and Public Affairs 1: 47–66.