Critical Reasoning and Philosophy A Concise Guide to Reading, Evaluating, and Writing Philosophical Works

Name: Critical Reasoning and Philosophy A Concise Guide to Reading, Evaluating, and Writing Philosophical Works
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ISBN: 9781442205222

ISBN-10: 1442205229

ISBN-13: 9781442205222

Edition: 2nd 2011

Authors: M. Andrew Holowchak

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List price: $32.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/22/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 164
Size: 6.09" wide x 9.09" long x 0.47" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introductory Concerns



What Is Philosophy?



Philosophy & Critical Reasoning



Reading Philosophy



General Form of a Philosophical Work



Four Helpful Steps



Evaluating Philosophy



Argument Recognition & Reconstruction



Elements of Argument Recognition



Standard Argument Form



Argument Evaluation



Setting the Logical Boundaries



Conditions of Acceptance & Rejection



Three Common Deductive Arguments



Common Inductive Arguments



Common Fallacies



Reconstruction through Diagramming



Fundamentals of Diagramming



10 Diagrammatical Tips



Writing Philosophy



Preliminaries for Philosophical Essays



13 General Tips for Writing



Tips of Avoidance



Common Mistakes



Writing Philosophical Essays



Preparing an Outline



Writing a Philosophical Thesis



Simple Critical Essay



Synthetic Critical Essay



Revising & Rewriting Philosophical Essays



Motivating a Rewrite



Suggestions for Revising and Rewriting Essays


Appendices



Some Exercises for Diagramming



Teacher/Student Comment Sheet



Plan-for-Revision Sheet


Sources Cited