AI Use Cases for Philosophy at HWS

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Summarize a Kant reading — Distill a dense Critique passage into accessible points.

Give me (1) a three-sentence summary, (2) five bullet-point key claims, and (3) anything the author asserts without supporting evidence. Text below:

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I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Define philosophical terms — Explain epistemology, deontology, and qualia clearly.

Define each term in one clear sentence, then give a concrete example of each in context. Once I've read them, quiz me on them one at a time and tell me what I got wrong and why.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Explain a thought experiment — Walk through the trolley problem and its variations.

Start with a one-sentence definition, then explain it as if I'm 10, then give a real-world analogy. Finish by flagging anything scholars genuinely disagree about — and tell me what you're unsure of.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Brainstorm paper theses — Generate arguable positions on free will and determinism.

Give me 10 options grouped into 3 themes, then mark the 3 most original and explain what makes them stronger.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Clarify a logical fallacy — Explain affirming the consequent with everyday examples.

Start with a one-sentence definition, then explain it as if I'm 10, then give a real-world analogy. Finish by flagging anything scholars genuinely disagree about — and tell me what you're unsure of.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Draft a discussion post — Write a response engaging with a utilitarianism seminar prompt.

Help me write this, don't write it for me. First ask me 3 questions about my argument, then propose a thesis and a section plan. Do not draft full paragraphs until I approve the plan.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Explain an argument's structure — Lay out premises and conclusion of Anselm's ontological argument.

Start with a one-sentence definition, then explain it as if I'm 10, then give a real-world analogy. Finish by flagging anything scholars genuinely disagree about — and tell me what you're unsure of.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Suggest counterexamples — List cases challenging a definition of knowledge.

Give me 10 options grouped into 3 themes, then mark the 3 most original and explain what makes them stronger.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Define ethical frameworks — Compare virtue ethics and consequentialism in brief.

Define each term in one clear sentence, then give a concrete example of each in context. Once I've read them, quiz me on them one at a time and tell me what I got wrong and why.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Rephrase dense prose — Restate a Heidegger sentence in plain language.

Do three passes: (1) clarity, (2) grammar and punctuation, (3) concision. Show every change as a list with a reason — don't silently rewrite. Text below:

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I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Reconstruct a philosopher's argument — Map Descartes' Meditations reasoning into a formal outline.

Give a topic-sentence outline only — not full prose. For each section, state the argument it makes and the evidence it would need.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Compare competing theories — Contrast Rawls and Nozick on justice and distribution.

Give me a table of the key similarities and differences, then one short paragraph on which difference matters most and why.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Build a symbolic logic study guide — Synthesize proof rules and truth tables into review sheets.

I have [X hours per week] and my exam is on [DATE]. Build a week-by-week plan with specific deliverables, and for each week give me a way to check I've actually learned it.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Analyze an argument for validity — Evaluate whether a syllogism is sound and where it fails.

Define each term in one clear sentence, then give a concrete example of each in context. Once I've read them, quiz me on them one at a time and tell me what I got wrong and why.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Synthesize secondary literature — Combine scholarly interpretations of Nietzsche on morality.

Group the sources below into themes, show where they agree and disagree, and name the gap that's left. Do not invent sources.

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I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Plan a debate structure — Design pro and con cases on moral realism for class.

Give a topic-sentence outline only — not full prose. For each section, state the argument it makes and the evidence it would need.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Formalize proofs with a solver — Use a logic tool to verify natural deduction proofs.

Tell me what's wrong, explain why it happens, then give the corrected version. Walk through the fixed code line by line with a concrete input.

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I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Build a custom Socratic-tutor GPT — Create a GPT that questions students to test arguments.

Draft the name, description, instructions and 4 conversation starters for this Custom GPT. The instructions should tell it to ask clarifying questions and to admit when it doesn't know.

I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Model formal logic computationally — Write code checking validity of propositional logic statements.

Tell me what's wrong, explain why it happens, then give the corrected version. Walk through the fixed code line by line with a concrete input.

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I'm a Philosophy student at HWS. My task: Design an experimental philosophy study — Design a survey testing intuitions about knowledge attributions.

Propose a research question, hypotheses, method, sample and sampling strategy, and the analysis plan. Then critique the weaknesses of your own design.