The Philosophy Skills Book
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The Philosophy Skills Book

Exercises in Philosophical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Philosophy Skills Book

Exercises in Philosophical Thinking, Reading, and Writing

About this book

The Philosophy Skills Book will help you to master the core skills you need to succeed in your study of Philosophy. Taking you through a series of exercises that will help you practise and perfect your reading and writing of Philosophy, this book covers such topics as:
Finding arguments and drawing conclusions
Finding and resolving inconsistencies
Brainstorming and planning your essays
Summarizing and defending your argument
Using quotations
Avoiding common errorsWhether you want to get your studies off to a flying start or improve your final grade, The Philosophy Skills Book will help you develop the skills you need to be a better Philosopher.

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Information

Publisher
Continuum
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781441124562
eBook ISBN
9781441167422
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Raising philosophical questions
  8. 2 Active reading skills
  9. 3 Getting the most out of class
  10. 4 Philosophical discussion
  11. 5 Identifying the branches of philosophy
  12. 6 Understanding metaphysics terms
  13. 7 Understanding epistemology terms
  14. 8 Understanding ethics terms
  15. 9 Understanding political philosophy terms
  16. 10 Understanding philosophy of religion terms
  17. 11 Counterfactual thinking
  18. 12 Understanding philosophical claims
  19. 13 Evaluating philosophical claims
  20. 14 Understanding arguments
  21. 15 Understanding argument types
  22. 16 Evaluating arguments
  23. 17 Arguments by analogy
  24. 18 Informal fallacies
  25. 19 Finding arguments in philosophical texts
  26. 20 Reading a philosophical text in its historical context
  27. 21 Responding to essay prompts
  28. 22 Planning to wr
  29. 23 Writing a descriptive essay
  30. 24 Paraphrasing philosophical texts
  31. 25 Writing an evaluative essay
  32. 26 Using quotations effectively
  33. 27 Writing effective introductions and conclusions
  34. 28 Revising an essay
  35. 29 Test preparatio
  36. 30 Putting it all together
  37. Answers to selected exercises
  38. Notes
  39. Glossary
  40. Bibliography
  41. Index