Philosophical Writing
Subtitle: An Introduction
By: A.P. Martinich.
Edition: Third edition
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
Published: July 2005
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9781405131674
Subjects: Philosophy -- Authorship.
Description: Substantially updated and revised, the third edition of *Philosophical Writing* is designed to help those with little or no experience in philosophy to think and write successfully.

 - Traces the evolution of a good philosophical essay from draft stage to completion
 - Now includes new examples of the structures of a philosophical essay, new examples of rough drafts, tips on how to study for a test and a new section on how to utilize the internet effectively
 - Written with clarity and wit by a bestselling author
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Author and audience; title: The professor as audience; title: The student as author; title: Three attitudes about philosophical method; title: Logic and argument for writing; title: What is a good argument?; title: Valid arguments; title: Cogent arguments; title: Consistency and contradition; title: Contraries and contradictories; title: The strength of a proposition; title: The structure of a philosophical essay; title: An outline of the structure of a philosophical essay; title: Anatomy of an essay; title: Another essay; title: Composing; title: How to select an essay topic; title: Techniques for composing; title: Outlining; title: Successive elaboration; title: Conceptual note taking; title: Research and composing; title: Polishing; title: Evolution of an essay; title: Tactics for analytic writing; title: Definitions; title: Distinctions; title: Analysis; title: Dilemmas; title: Scenarios; title: Counterexamples; title: Reductio ad absurdum; title: Dialectical reasoning; title: Some constraints on content; title: The pursuit of truth; title: The use of authority; title: The burden of proof; title: Some goals of form; title: Coherence; title: Clarity; title: Conciseness; title: Rigor; title: Problems with introductions; title: Slip sliding away; title: The tail wagging the dog; title: The running start.