How do you write a philosophy paper?

<p>I’m taking philosophy this semester (engineering major) and one of the first things the TA said was that style doesn’t matter. Keep it short, sweet, and precise. The methods they teach you in english (“tell me what you’re going to tell me, tell me, then tell me what you told me”) just don’t work.</p>

<p>Me, I wrote my first paper (on Heraclitus) like I would write a math proof, and I got one of the highest grades in the class (A-)</p>