Philosophical Writing · an Introduction by Martinich, A.P. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title page Copyright Dedication Note to the Fourth Edition Note to the Third Edition Note to the Second Edition Introduction 1 Author and Audience

1 The Professor as Audience 2 The Student as Author 3 Three Attitudes about Philosophical Method Note

2 Logic and Argument for Writing

1 What is a Good Argument? 2 Valid Arguments 3 Cogent Arguments 4 Quantification and Modality 5 Consistency and Contradiction 6 Contraries and Contradictories 7 The Strength of a Proposition Notes

3 The Structure of a Philosophical Essay

1 An Outline of the Structure of a Philosophical Essay 2 Anatomy of an Essay 3 Another Essay Notes

4 Composing

1 How to Select an Essay Topic 2 Techniques for Composing 3 Outlining 4 The Rhetoric of Philosophical Writing 5 Successive Elaboration 6 Conceptual Note Taking 7 Research and Composing 8 Sentences and Paragraphs 9 Polishing 10 Evolution of an Essay Notes

5 Tactics for Analytic Writing

1 Definitions 2 Distinctions 3 Analysis 4 Dilemmas 5 Scenarios 6 Counterexamples 7 Reductio ad Absurdum 8 Dialectical Reasoning Note

6 Some Constraints on Content

1 The Pursuit of Truth 2 The Use of Authority 3 The Burden of Proof

7 Some Goals of Form

1 Coherence 2 Clarity 3 Conciseness 4 Rigor

8 Problems with Introductions

1 Slip Sliding Away 2 The Tail Wagging the Dog 3 The Running Start

9 How to Read a Philosophical Work

1 Find the Thesis Sentence 2 Precision of Words, Phrases, and Sentences 3 Proving the Case Notes

Appendix A: “It’s Sunday Night and I Have an Essay Due Monday Morning” Appendix B: How to Study for a Test Appendix C: Research: Notes, Citations, and References

Notes References

Appendix D: Philosophy Resources on the Internet Appendix E: On Grading Appendix F: Glossary of Philosophical Terms Index EULA

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