Thinking and writing about philosophy

by Bedau, Hugo Adam

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This book explains how to effectively analyze and write about philosophical texts and arguments.

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Full title :Thinking and writing about philosophy / Hugo Bedau.

Summary

This book explains how to effectively analyze and write about philosophical texts and arguments.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1996.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1996.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 163 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0312100825, 9780312100827
oclc:ocm35112455
LC Classification:B52.7
Dewey Decimal:808/.0661

To the instructor: helping your students improve their writing -- To the students: why improving your writing matters to you -- First you Write -- A Socratic exercise -- Some important features of writing philosophy -- Writing to Understand Reading -- Reading versus skimming -- Rewriting what you have read: four assignments -- Evaluating Argumentative Prose -- Argument versus disputation and persuasion -- Argument in detail -- Formulating and evaluating a definition -- Evaluating an argument by analogy -- Evaluating a formal argument -- Putting it all Together: the Philosophical Essay -- Getting started -- The eight-step sequence -- Drafting and Revising the Philosophical Essay -- Drafting -- Revising --Integrating Quotations and Citing Sources -- Integrating quotations -- Avoiding plagiarism -- Citing and documenting sources -- Using Library Resources -- Philosophical dictionaries -- Encyclopedias, book series, and specialized references -- Journals.