GRE Prep for Aspiring Philosophy Students

Ace the GRE and unlock your philosophy graduate school potential with targeted strategies in logic, reading comprehension, analytical writing, and philosophical concepts.

Introduction to the GRE for Philosophy Students

Unit 1: GRE Basics for Philosophers

Unit 2: Content Areas & Study Planning

Unit 3: Personalized Study Plan

Fundamentals of Argument Analysis

Unit 1: Identifying Arguments

Unit 2: Diagramming Arguments

Unit 3: Deduction vs. Induction

Inference and Implication

Unit 1: Introduction to Inference

Unit 2: Necessary and Sufficient Conditions

Unit 3: Hidden Assumptions and Implications

Common Logical Fallacies

Unit 1: Introduction to Logical Fallacies

Unit 2: Fallacies of Relevance

Unit 3: More Relevance Fallacies

Unit 4: Fallacies of Ambiguity

Unit 5: Fallacies of Presumption

Reading Comprehension: Identifying Main Ideas

Unit 1: Introduction to Main Idea Identification

Unit 2: Strategies for Finding the Main Idea

Unit 3: Distinguishing Main Ideas from Other Information

Unit 4: Summarizing and Practice

Reading Comprehension: Author's Purpose and Tone

Unit 1: Understanding Author's Purpose

Unit 2: Decoding Author's Tone

Unit 3: Rhetorical Devices and Persuasion

Unit 4: Authorial Intent and Interpretation

Reading Comprehension: Underlying Assumptions

Unit 1: Identifying Assumptions

Unit 2: Evaluating Assumptions

Unit 3: Assumptions in Practice

Analytical Writing: Constructing Arguments

Unit 1: Foundations of Argument Construction

Unit 2: Strengthening Your Arguments

Unit 3: Practice and Refinement

Analytical Writing: Defending Philosophical Positions

Unit 1: Understanding Objections

Unit 2: Crafting Effective Rebuttals

Unit 3: Persuasive Philosophical Essays

Analytical Writing: Critiquing Opposing Viewpoints

Unit 1: Deconstructing Arguments

Unit 2: Exposing Weaknesses

Unit 3: Crafting a Balanced Critique

Key Philosophical Concepts: Metaphysics and Epistemology

Unit 1: Introduction to Metaphysics

Unit 2: Delving Deeper into Metaphysics

Unit 3: Introduction to Epistemology

Unit 4: Empiricism and Skepticism

Unit 5: Applying Metaphysics and Epistemology

Key Philosophical Concepts: Ethics and Political Philosophy

Unit 1: Introduction to Ethics

Unit 2: Introduction to Political Philosophy

Unit 3: Applying Ethics and Political Philosophy

Historical Figures in Philosophy: Ancient and Modern

Unit 1: Ancient Philosophy: Socrates and Plato

Unit 2: Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle

Unit 3: Modern Philosophy: Descartes

Unit 4: Modern Philosophy: Locke

Unit 5: Modern Philosophy: Kant

Unit 6: Synthesis and Review

Practice GRE Questions and Test-Taking Strategies

Unit 1: Multiple Choice Mastery

Unit 2: Text Completion Tactics

Unit 3: Sentence Equivalence Strategies