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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100631202811

ISBN-139780631202813

eBay Product ID (ePID)705095

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePhilosophical Writing : an Introduction

SubjectGeneral

Publication Year1997

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy

AuthorAloysius P. Martinich

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.2 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-007632

Dewey Edition20

Reviews"There is an intimate and difficult-to-articulate connection between clear thinking and writing. A. P. Martinich has written a masterful book, chock full of examples, in which this connection is made explicit ... There is nothing like it in the available literature. I recommend it enthusiastically." Professor Avrum Stroll, University of California at San Diego "Beautifully crafted, Philosophical Writing dispels the myth that the art of good writing cannot be taught. In a most engaging manner, Martinich details how students can incorporate the virtues of cogency, clarity, and directness into their writing. It is difficult to imagine any undergraduate who will not benefit from reading this exemplary book." Professor Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio, "There is an intimate and difficult-to-articulate connection between clear thinking and writing. A. P. Martinich has written a masterful book, chock full of examples, in which this connection is made explicit ... There is nothing like it in the available literature. I recommend it enthusiastically." Professor Avrum Stroll, University of California at San Diego"Beautifully crafted, Philosophical Writing dispels the myth that the art of good writing cannot be taught. In a most engaging manner, Martinich details how students can incorporate the virtues of cogency, clarity, and directness into their writing. It is difficult to imagine any undergraduate who will not benefit from reading this exemplary book." Professor Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808/.0661

Table Of ContentNotes to the Second Edition.Introduction.Part I: Author and Audience:1. The Professor as Audience.2. The Student as Author.Part II: Logic and Argument for Writing:3. What is a Good Argument?4. Valid Arguments.5. Cogent Arguments.6. Consistency and Contradiction.7. Contraries and Contradictions.8. The Strength of a Proposition.Part III: The Structure of a Philosophical Essay:9. An Outline of the Structure of a Philosophical Essay.10. Anatomy of an Essay.Part IV: Composing:11. How to Select an Essay Topic.12. Techniques for Composing.13. Outlining.14. Successful Elaboration.15. Conceptual Note Taking.16. Research and Composing.17. Polishing.18. Evolution of an Essay.Part V: Tactics for Analytic Writing:19. Definitions.20. Distinctions.21. Analysis.22. Dilemmas.23. Counterexamples.24. Reductio ad Absurdum.25. Dialectical Reasoning.Part VI: Some Constraints on Content:26. The Pursuit of Truth.27. The Use of Authority.28. The Burden of Proof.Part VII: Some Goals of Form:29. Coherence.30. Clarity.31. Conciseness.32. Rigor.Part VIII: Problems with Introductions:33. Slip Sliding Away.34. The Tail Wagging the Dog.35. The Running Start.Appendix A: "It's Sunday Night and I have an Essay Due Monday Morning."Appendix B: Glossary of Philosophical Terms.Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisThis is the substantially updated and revised edition of A. P. Martinich's best-selling text, Philosophical Writing: An Introduction. It's goal is to help those with little or no experience in philosophy to write successfully. By improving students' ability to present their knowledge and thoughts clearly, it helps them gain confidence in their essay-writing skills. This new edition includes three new sections on Contraries and Contradictions, Distinctions, and Definitions, as well as a glossary of those terms peculiar to philosophical prose (such as "obtain" and "straw man"). The second edition retains the highly acclaimed commentary on features of an essay, showing the evolution from draft stage to completion of a good paper, a crash course on logic, and a clear description of types of reasoning. It also discusses the special problem of being a student-author writing for a professor., 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.

LC Classification NumberB52.7.M37 1996