Methods and Skills for Philosophy
eBook - ePub

Methods and Skills for Philosophy

An Advanced Guide

  1. 246 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Methods and Skills for Philosophy

An Advanced Guide

About this book

Methods and Skills for Philosophy introduces students to methodologies, strategies, heuristics and formal tools which are typically employed in contemporary analytic philosophy. This helpful resource gets the reader to engage with the analytical skills required to master postgraduate studies in philosophy.

In conjunction with analysing texts, reflecting on arguments and trying to solve problems, the book will help instil in students the kind of understanding, knowledge and skills they need to succeed at the postgraduate level. More specifically, students will have a better grasp of how to pose a succinct research question and then critically pursue the proposed topic by engaging with relevant literature, reflecting on philosophical presuppositions, selecting suitable argumentative strategies and defending a preferred view against objections. Topics covered include:

  • the nature and character of arguments
  • conceptual analysis
  • analytical truths
  • logic and language
  • models of explanation and reduction
  • strategies and dialectics
  • rational intuitions.

Methods and Skills for Philosophy: An Advanced Guide provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to philosophical methods. It is a must-read for advanced undergraduate or postgraduate students of philosophy, and also suitable for those studying postgraduate philosophy who have a background in other academic disciplines.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781317594475

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication Page
  6. Contents
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Doing Philosophy
  9. 2 Reasoning and Evidence
  10. 3 Conceptual Analysis
  11. 4 Analyticity, A Priority and Necessity
  12. 5 Explanation, Function, Reduction and Causation
  13. 6 Philosophical Strategies and Tactics
  14. 7 Rational Intuitions and Naturalising Philosophy
  15. Glossary
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index