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“Every teacher of philosophy struggles to explain to students how to write a coherent, well–argued philosophical essay. Martinich solves this problem, explaining fully the steps needed for a successful paper. I strongly recommend it.” Avrum Stroll, University of California, San Diego
“Itself a model of lucidity, Philosophical Writing shows how to infuse clear thinking into prose. The new tips and sample essays make this edition an indispensable resource for both students and teachers." Jo Ann Carson, Texas State University
“Martinich’s guide to philosophical writing is a gem. Most exciting, I think, is the guidance about how to prepare an essay through a ‘successive elaboration’ of a first account of the paper’s argument. No teacher of undergraduates in philosophy should be without it.” Michael Morgan, Indiana University
Professor Mark Bernstein, University of Texas at San Antonio
It might seem obvious who the author and audience of a student's essay are. Read the first page
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Aimed at beginners - those doing A-level or a degree - it teaches how to convey your thoughts in a clear and simple manner. The trick is to not over-complicate matters, and combine clarity, conciseness and detail where necessary.
The book also includes an initial overview of some logical argument structures, a glossary of terms and a quick summary (if you have an essay due in the next morning!). Very useful for any philosophy students.
A great guide for A-Level or undergraduate philosophers, those beyond that stage should probably look to other texts.
The book basically has lots of information in it and it's specifically geared to Philosophy writing. It starts by saying what your audience is and what you need to demonstrate to that audience in a wry way. Furthermore it runs through some (useful) logic and then gives worked draft examples.
It also has a section called 'Help my essay's due in tomorrow and I haven't started yet!', which offers good advice to the procrastinators!
This covers a general skill area, but will be useful through your course, whereas books on specific areas (say Mill for example). will only be useful for the one course. These skills are of course useful any time you have to write something to persuade an audience.
Recommended, particularly if you're struggling to write philosophy essays which are different to the general essay style you've learned elsewhere.
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