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Well, I found this website, which basically walks you through step by step what you are looking for. Basically, from the couple minutes I spent looking at it, you are going to have about 3 terms or ideas you working with, which each get their own circle. You then shade or leave empty each region depending on whether a logical conclusion can be made in that particular area. So I guess your proof comes in your explanation of how you made your decisions about what to shade or not shade? I've never used Venn Diagrams in proofs before, so that's just what I gathered from the article I linked. Good luck.

http://philosophy.lander.edu/logic/syll_venn.html

Also, here's a youtube video I found on the subject...it's pretty dang boring:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rbaBKBcVMQ

Tragically, he died while trying to consume himself.

Isn't the better question here, Is anyone not good at philosophy? I mean all we do on this board every day is talk about hypotheticals and why high school kids will pick Michigan, how our team will do before the games are played, and justify to ourselves why we didn't want recruits who went elsewhere. This is the ultimate in practical philosophy right here.

I took a couple of philosophy classes in college, and though I don't remember Venn Diagrams, the thing about philosophy is that there really isn't one right answer. As long as you draw a conclusion, and explain how you got there, you will probably be alright.

For instance, Does God Exist?

There is no way to prove this, so there is no wrong answer. You just have to lay out your argument and support it

I'm sure you've already read Plato's Republic and Symposium. Definitely read Aristotle's On Politics if you haven't already.

I took two courses in philosophy in undergrad, and that professor was honestly the coolest professor I had in my four years. Definitely some fascinating topics within philosophy that I'd like to learn more about at some point.

Political Theory and Philosophy

I've read Homer, Plato, Aristophanes, Machiavelli, Rousseau, Bacon, Locke, Marx, Tocqueville, Jefferson, the Federalists, the Anti-Federalists, Nietzsche, Oliver Holmes, etc. That's obviously missing some heavyweights like Aristotle, Hobbes, Montesquieu, etc. but it's what I've been taught. Haven't had time really to venture outside of course material.

I didn't take it as an insult. It's just fun to type out authors that I've read and feel smart.

Bump. If there are any students here that need a good starter source on the subject, I've linked one below. Also just a fun site to read through.