I was particularly interested in metaphysical poetry political philosophy -- I wrote my thesis on a radical political philosopher of the 17th century of the civil war period.

我尤其感兴趣的是玄学诗派,和政治哲学，我的毕业论文,就是有关一名激进的政治哲学家,他生活在内战的十八世纪。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Writing a good philosophy paper is a skill and you can get better at it.

写一篇好哲学论文是一种你能提高的技能。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Because writing a philosophy paper is a difficult thing to learn how to do.

因为写哲学论文,是不太好学的。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选