The {{WikiProject Philosophy}} project banner template should be added (not substituted) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The full syntax is as follows:

{{WikiProject Philosophy
|class= (FA, A, GA, B, C, Start, Stub, List, Cat, or Template)
|importance= (High, Mid, Low, NA)
|attention= 
<!-- Task forces (instruments) -->
|philosopher=
|literature=
<!-- Task forces (core areas) -->
|aesthetics=
|metaphysics= 
|epistemology=
|logic= 
|ethics= 
|social-and-political=
<!-- Task forces (major fields) -->
|science=
|language=
|religion=
|mind=
<!-- Task forces (major traditions) -->
|analytic=
|continental=
|eastern=
<!-- Task forces (periods) -->
|ancient= 
|medieval= 
|modern=
|contemporary= 
}}

To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

• class – valid values are fa, a, ga, b, c, start, stub, fl, list, na (case-insensitive). See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
• importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
• attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophy articles needing attention.
• listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Rodolphus Agricola, use |listas=Agricola, Rodolphus so that the talk page will show up in the A's and not the R's of the various assessment and administrative categories; similarly, for topics with titles beginning with an article such as "the" or "a" - e.g. for The Bear and the Gardener, use |listas=Bear and the Gardener, The so that the talk page will show up in the B's). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
  If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
• category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

• philosopher – set |philosopher=yes if the subject matter of the article is a person. These articles are supported by the Philosophers task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophers task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosopher articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosopher articles by importance.
• literature – set |literature=yes if the subject matter of the article is a book, essay, article or other written literature. These articles are supported by the Philosophical literature task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophical literature task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophical literature articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophical literature articles by importance.

• aesthetics – set |aesthetics=yes if the article is supported by Aesthetics task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Aesthetics task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Aesthetics articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Aesthetics articles by importance.
• metaphysics – set |metaphysics=yes if the article is supported by Metaphysics task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Metaphysics task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Metaphysics articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Metaphysics articles by importance.
• epistemology – set |epistemology=yes if the article is supported by Epistemology task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Epistemology task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Epistemology articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Epistemology articles by importance.
• ethics – set |ethics=yes if the article is supported by Ethics task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Ethics task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Ethics articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Ethics articles by importance.
• logic – set |logic=yes if the article is supported by Logic task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Logic task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Logic articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Logic articles by importance.
• social-and-political – set |social-and-political=yes if the article is supported by Social and political task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Social and political philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Social and political philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Social and political philosophy articles by importance.

• science – set |science=yes if the article is supported by Philosophy of science task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophy of science task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of science articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of science articles by importance.
• religion – set |religion=yes if the article is supported by Philosophy of religion task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophy of religion task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of religion articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of religion articles by importance.
• mind – set |mind=yes if the article is supported by Philosophy of mind task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophy of mind task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of mind articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of mind articles by importance.
• language – set |language=yes if the article is supported by Philosophy of language task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Philosophy of language task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of language articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Philosophy of language articles by importance.

• analytic – set |analytic=yes if the article is supported by Analytic philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Analytic philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Analytic philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Analytic philosophy articles by importance.
• continental – set |continental=yes if the article is supported by Continental philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Continental philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Continental philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Continental philosophy articles by importance.
• eastern – set |eastern=yes if the article is supported by Eastern task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Eastern philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Eastern philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Eastern philosophy articles by importance.

• ancient – set |ancient=yes if the article is supported by Ancient philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Ancient philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Ancient philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Ancient philosophy articles by importance.
• medieval – set |medieval=yes if the article is supported by Medieval philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Medieval philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Medieval philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Medieval philosophy articles by importance.
• modern – set |modern=yes if the article is supported by Modern philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Modern philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Modern philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Modern philosophy articles by importance.
• contemporary – set |contemporary=yes if the article is supported by Contemporary philosophy task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Contemporary philosophy task force articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:Contemporary philosophy articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
  • This parameter uses |importance= to populate the relevant subcategory of Category:Contemporary philosophy articles by importance.