The Philosophy Skills Book: Exercises in Philosophical Thinking, Writing and Thinking

✍ Scribed by Stephen J. Finn; Chris Case; Bob Underwood; Jesse Zuck

• Publisher: Continuum
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 233
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Philosophy Skills BookA will help you to master the core skills you need to succeed in your study of Philosophy.



Taking you through a series of exercises that will help you practise and perfect your reading and writing of Philosophy, this book covers such topics as: A



Finding arguments and drawing conclusions


Finding and resolving inconsistencies


Brainstorming and planning your essays


Summarizing and defending your argument


Using quotations


Avoiding common errors


Whether you want to get your studies off to a flying start or improve your final grade,The Philosophy Skills Bookwill help you develop the skills you need to be a better Philosopher.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Raising philosophical questions
2. Active reading skills
3. Getting the most out of class
4. Philosophical discussion
5. Identifying the branches of philosophy
6. Understanding metaphysics terms
7. Understanding epistemology terms
8. Understanding ethics terms
9. Understanding political philosophy terms
10. Understanding philosophy of religion terms
11. Counterfactual thinking
12. Understanding philosophical claims
13. Evaluating philosophical claims
14. Understanding arguments
15. Understanding argument types
16. Evaluating arguments
17. Arguments by analogy
18. Informal fallacies
19. Finding arguments in philosophical texts
20. Reading a philosophical text in its historical context
21. Responding to essay prompts
22. Planning to write
23. Writing a descriptive essay
24. Paraphrasing philosophical texts
25. Writing an evaluative essay
26. Using quotations effectively
27. Writing effective introductions and conclusions
28. Revising an essay
29. Test preparation
30. Putting it all together

Answers to selected exercises
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index