The philosophy student writer's manual and reader's guide
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The philosophy student writer's manual and reader's guide
Rowman & Littlefield, c2018
4th ed
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Note
"This book was previously published by Pearson Education, Inc."--T.p verso
Bibliography: p. 180-182
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: cloth ISBN 9781538100912
Description
The Philosophy Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Fourth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of philosophical concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats, and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources. Part 2 provides advanced exercises in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of the mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy.
Table of Contents
TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Thinkers
TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Fourth Edition?
PART 1Reading & Writing for Introductory Philosophy Courses
1Read & Write Philosophically: Get Started!
1.1Reading Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze The American Scholar
1.2Read News as Political Power
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3Read News Like a Philosopher
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial or Op-Ed Essay
1.4Define Your Personal Ethics
Read & Write: Write Your Own Statement of Ethics
1.5Clarify a Topic in the History of Philosophy
Read & Write: Start with TED
2Read & Write Effectively
2.1Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Narrowing Topics
2.2Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity
2.3Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article
2.4Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style
3Engage the Craft of Scholarship
3.1The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment
3.2Avoid Errors in Grammar Punctuation
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4Cite Your Sources Properly
Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography
3.5Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Stone
4Practice the Craft of Argument
4.1Argue Effectively and Cogently
Read & Write: Write a Sound Argument
4.3Avoid Fallacies
Read & Write: Identify the Fallacies in the Following Arguments
5Arguments and Supporting Data Galore: Philosophy Information Sources
5.1Welcome to the APA and APS
Read & Write: Write an Email to an APA or APS Philosopher
5.2Mining Dissertations and Think Tanks
Read & Write: Collect Dissertations and Research Institute Studies
5.3Welcome to the National Archives
Read & Write: Collect Materials to Counter the "Benign Slavery" Argument
5.4Welcome to the Library of Congress (LOC)
Read & Write: Construct a Bibliography from the LOC Catalog
5.5Welcome to the Congressional Record
Read & Write: Refute a Recent Speech in Congress
6Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1How to Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Philosophy Journal
6.2How to Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Philosophy Book
6.3How to Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Philosophy Literature Review
7Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Philosophical Research Proposal
7.2Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 2Practicing Philosophy with Advanced Writing Exercises
8Practice Varieties of Philosophy
8.1Practice Public Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy
8.2Define and Apply Ethics
Read & Write: Compare Consequential and Deontological Arguments
8.3Apply Ethics to Public Policy
Read & Write: Construct an Ethics for the Singularity
8.4Practice the Philosophy of the Mind
Read & Write: Explore Problems and Potentials of Artificial Intelligence
8.5Practice the Philosophy of Religion
Read & Write: Encounter Minds and Gods
8.6Practice Political Philosophy
Read & Write: Behold the Panopticon
8.7Practice Legal Argumentation
Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
Appendices
AList of Philosophy Periodicals
BGlossary
CBibliography
INDEX
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: pbk ISBN 9781538100929
Description
The Philosophy Student Writer's Manual and Reader's Guide, Fourth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of philosophical concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats, and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources. Part 2 provides advanced exercises in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of the mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy.
Table of Contents
TO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Thinkers
TO THE TEACHER: What's New in the Fourth Edition?
PART 1 Reading & Writing for Introductory Philosophy Courses
1 Read & Write Philosophically: Get Started!
1.1 Reading Analytically
Read & Write: Analyze The American Scholar
1.2 Read News as Political Power
Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages
1.3 Read News Like a Philosopher
Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial or Op-Ed Essay
1.4 Define Your Personal Ethics
Read & Write: Write Your Own Statement of Ethics
1.5 Clarify a Topic in the History of Philosophy
Read & Write: Start with TED
2 Read & Write Effectively
2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing
Read & Write: Narrowing Topics
2.2 Think Creatively
Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity
2.3 Organize Your Writing
Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article
2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread
Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style
3 Engage the Craft of Scholarship
3.1 The Competent Writer
Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment
3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar Punctuation
Read & Write: Proofread for the President
3.3 Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally
Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table
3.4 Cite Your Sources Properly
Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography
3.5 Avoid Plagiarism
Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Stone
4 Practice the Craft of Argument
4.1 Argue Effectively and Cogently
Read & Write: Write a Sound Argument
4.3 Avoid Fallacies
Read & Write: Identify the Fallacies in the Following Arguments
5 Arguments and Supporting Data Galore: Philosophy Information Sources
5.1 Welcome to the APA and APS
Read & Write: Write an Email to an APA or APS Philosopher
5.2 Mining Dissertations and Think Tanks
Read & Write: Collect Dissertations and Research Institute Studies
5.3 Welcome to the National Archives
Read & Write: Collect Materials to Counter the "Benign Slavery" Argument
5.4 Welcome to the Library of Congress (LOC)
Read & Write: Construct a Bibliography from the LOC Catalog
5.5 Welcome to the Congressional Record
Read & Write: Refute a Recent Speech in Congress
6 Read and Write Professionally and Critically
6.1 How to Critique an Academic Article
Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Philosophy Journal
6.2 How to Write a Book Review
Read & Write: Review a New Philosophy Book
6.3 How to Write a Literature Review
Read & Write: Write a Philosophy Literature Review
7 Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively
7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process
Read & Write: Write a Philosophical Research Proposal
7.2 Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information
Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources
PART 2 Practicing Philosophy with Advanced Writing Exercises
8 Practice Varieties of Philosophy
8.1 Practice Public Policy Analysis
Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy
8.2 Define and Apply Ethics
Read & Write: Compare Consequential and Deontological Arguments
8.3 Apply Ethics to Public Policy
Read & Write: Construct an Ethics for the Singularity
8.4 Practice the Philosophy of the Mind
Read & Write: Explore Problems and Potentials of Artificial Intelligence
8.5 Practice the Philosophy of Religion
Read & Write: Encounter Minds and Gods
8.6 Practice Political Philosophy
Read & Write: Behold the Panopticon
8.7 Practice Legal Argumentation
Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
Appendices
A List of Philosophy Periodicals
B Glossary
C Bibliography
INDEX
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