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Book SynopsisThe Philosophy Student Writer’s Manual and Reader’s Guide, Fourth Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of philosophical concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats, and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources. Part 2 provides advanced exercises in ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of the mind, philosophy of religion, and political philosophy.
Table of ContentsTO THE STUDENT Welcome to a Community of Skilled Thinkers TO THE TEACHER: What’s New in the Fourth Edition? PART 1 Reading & Writing for Introductory Philosophy Courses 1 Read & Write Philosophically: Get Started! 1.1 Reading Analytically Read & Write: Analyze The American Scholar 1.2 Read News as Political Power Read & Write: Compare the Slants of Front Pages 1.3 Read News Like a Philosopher Read & Write: Respond to an Editorial or Op-Ed Essay 1.4 Define Your Personal Ethics Read & Write: Write Your Own Statement of Ethics 1.5 Clarify a Topic in the History of Philosophy Read & Write: Start with TED 2 Read & Write Effectively 2.1 Get into the Flow of Writing Read & Write: Narrowing Topics 2.2 Think Creatively Read & Write: Freewriting to Engage Your Creativity 2.3 Organize Your Writing Read & Write: Write an Outline for a Paper Inspired by a Published Article 2.4 Draft, Revise, Edit, and Proofread Read & Write: Discover Your Own Identity and Style 3 Engage the Craft of Scholarship 3.1 The Competent Writer Read & Write: Rephrase to Eliminate a Sentence Fragment 3.2 Avoid Errors in Grammar Punctuation Read & Write: Proofread for the President 3.3 Format Your Paper and its Contents Professionally Read & Write: Explain the Data in this Table 3.4 Cite Your Sources Properly Read & Write: Create an Actually Usable Bibliography 3.5 Avoid Plagiarism Read & Write: Properly Summarize an Article from The Stone 4 Practice the Craft of Argument 4.1 Argue Effectively and Cogently Read & Write: Write a Sound Argument 4.3 Avoid Fallacies Read & Write: Identify the Fallacies in the Following Arguments 5 Arguments and Supporting Data Galore: Philosophy Information Sources 5.1 Welcome to the APA and APS Read & Write: Write an Email to an APA or APS Philosopher 5.2 Mining Dissertations and Think Tanks Read & Write: Collect Dissertations and Research Institute Studies 5.3 Welcome to the National Archives Read & Write: Collect Materials to Counter the “Benign Slavery” Argument 5.4 Welcome to the Library of Congress (LOC) Read & Write: Construct a Bibliography from the LOC Catalog 5.5 Welcome to the Congressional Record Read & Write: Refute a Recent Speech in Congress 6 Read and Write Professionally and Critically 6.1 How to Critique an Academic Article Read & Write: Critique a Recent Article from a Philosophy Journal 6.2 How to Write a Book Review Read & Write: Review a New Philosophy Book 6.3 How to Write a Literature Review Read & Write: Write a Philosophy Literature Review 7 Preliminary Scholarship: Research Effectively 7.1 Institute an Effective Research Process Read & Write: Write a Philosophical Research Proposal 7.2 Find and Evaluate the Quality of Online and Printed Information Read & Write: Locate a Dozen High Quality Sources PART 2 Practicing Philosophy with Advanced Writing Exercises 8 Practice Varieties of Philosophy 8.1 Practice Public Policy Analysis Read & Write: Analyze a Local Government Policy 8.2 Define and Apply Ethics Read & Write: Compare Consequential and Deontological Arguments 8.3 Apply Ethics to Public Policy Read & Write: Construct an Ethics for the Singularity 8.4 Practice the Philosophy of the Mind Read & Write: Explore Problems and Potentials of Artificial Intelligence 8.5 Practice the Philosophy of Religion Read & Write: Encounter Minds and Gods 8.6 Practice Political Philosophy Read & Write: Behold the Panopticon 8.7 Practice Legal Argumentation Read & Write: Write an Abridged Amicus Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court Appendices A List of Philosophy Periodicals B Glossary C Bibliography INDEX
