All ѕауѕ thаt writing аbουt philosophy іѕ a ‘different sort οf writing’, bυt I’m nοt entirely sure whаt іt predestined bу thаt. Of course, уου′re writing аbουt philosophical texts аnd issues, bυt hοw іѕ thе actual process οf writing аnу different thаn аnу οthеr sort οf academic writing?
well maybe because in philosophy you have to be more critical than usual and not make contradictions to your own beliefs. i reckon is as you said the process of writing shouldnt be any different but it is because a philosophy professor will look more in depth than any other professor so in that sense a philosophy professor or anyone in philosophy will be more alert to what you write about which other professors dont unless is math and math is just facts. when writing a document in any class you can get away with writing a crappy document and they only see if you turn it in means you tried and that’s enough and in philosophy you have to turn in a document that is coherent in all levels.if you are a excellent writer you already have a excellent critical practice and whether is philosophy or anyother the writing process i believe it to be the same of course in philosophy you need to know more about the claims you write about while in other subjects you can fool the professor in building it seen that you know or at least place an interest that is enough for most of them.
It is a different sort of writing because, more so than any other branch of the humanities, it is based around (in fact, entirely grounded upon) logic and maths.
You cannot (or at least must not) persaude your reader with rhetoric. You must be infinitely careful, consistent and detailed in your definitions. Nearly every statement must be reducable to a logical equation.
In essence, a philosophy document is really just an elaborate mathematical equation, with words substituted for facts. In small, very different to any other restraint.