Practice of Philosophy Handbook for Beginners

Name: Practice of Philosophy Handbook for Beginners
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ISBN: 9780132308489

ISBN-10: 0132308487

ISBN-13: 9780132308489

Edition: 3rd 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Jay F. Rosenberg

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Intended as a supplement for Introduction to Philosophy courses. Based on the author's nearly 30 years' of teaching introductory philosophy and his observations of where beginning students run into difficulty this compact primer gives students the basic tools they need to explore philosophical reading and writing for the first time.

Book details

List price: $79.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Prospect



The Philosophical Impulse and Where It Leads



Philosophy in Action: A Case Study



Engaging the Argument: Form



Minding One's Modifiers: Form with Finesse



Engaging the Argument: Content. First Intermission



Philosophical Essays: Critical Examination of a View



Five Ways to Criticize a Philosopher



Definitions, Analogies, and Thought Experiments. Second Intermission



Philosophical Essays: Adjudication of a Dispute



Philosophical Essays: Solving a Problem



Diving for Questions: Beneath the Expository Surface



Philosophical Essays: Defense of an Original Thesis



Six Ways to Read a Philosopher. Retrospect


Appendix


Puzzles


Passages


Notes to the Passages