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2013-04-17
Creating diagrams and figures for philosophy papers
Kevin Lynch

Huaqiao University

There isn't a category that perfectly suits this question, but here it goes. Could someone give me some advice on how to make diagrams or figures for a paper, of the sort you find frequently in science articles and the odd time in philosophy articles? I'd like to create a diagram consisting of circles, lines with arrows, and some text, though I've no idea how to do it.
Kevin.
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2013-04-19
Creating diagrams and figures for philosophy papers
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Ben Bronner

Rutgers - New Brunswick

Are you familiar with PowerPoint? I don't really have instructions for you, but that's how I make diagrams, and it's quite easy.
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2013-04-19
Creating diagrams and figures for philosophy papers
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Kevin Lynch

Huaqiao University

OK thanks, I thought there might be a more specialized program people use, but I'll try that.
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2013-05-02
Creating diagrams and figures for philosophy papers
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István Zárdai

Oxford Brookes University
University of Pécs
University of Hertfordshire

You can use this program: http://gephi.org/
It can make very good looking graphs even for very simple comparisons, like listing arguments pro and contra views, or comparing positions

Also I could recommend Prezi, with which you can pep up your presentations 
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2014-06-23
Creating diagrams and figures for philosophy papers
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Jon Asper

University of Oklahoma

Microsoft Visio is the program you are thinking of.  It is entirely dedicated to things like flow charts, etc.
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