Clare Saunders, Danielle Lamb, David Mossley, George MacDonald Ross, Julie Cross

Doing Philosophy

A Practical Guide for Students

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Doing Philosophy provides a practical guide to studying philosophy for undergraduate students. The book presents strategies for developing the necessary skills that will allow students to get the most out of this fascinating subject. It examines what it means to think, read, discuss and write philosophically, giving advice on: Reading and analysing philosophical texts Preparing for and participating in seminars Choosing essay topics Constructing arguments and avoiding plagiarism Using libraries, the internet and other resources Technical terms, forms of expression and logical notation The second edition is fully revised and expanded throughout, packed with practical exercises, useful examples and fully up-to-date resources. It also features for the first time a full companion website with additional resources and a range of pedagogical tools and activities designed for students and lecturers to use both in the classroom and in seminar preparation. Concise and accessible, Doing Philosophy equips the student with the tools needed to successfully engage in discussing, reading and writing philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 458g
• ISBN-13: 9781441108975
• ISBN-10: 1441108971
• Artikelnr.: 35319285

Autorenporträt

Danielle Lamb is former Project Manager of the Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, UK. She has an MA in Philosophy from the University of Leeds and has tutored undergraduates on a range of philosophy modules. She is now a researcher in psychology with a particular interest in philosophy of psychology.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction \ 1. Studying Philosophy \ 1.1 What is philosophy? \ 1.2 Why
study philosophy? \ 1.3 What does studying philosophy involve? \ 1.4
Summary \ 2. Reading Philosophy \ 2.1 What to read \ 2.2 How to read \ 2.3
Summary \ 3. Taking Notes \ 3.1 Why is note-taking important? \ 3.2
Content- what should I write down? \ 3.3 Method- how should I go about
taking notes? \ 3.4 An example of effective note taking 3.5 Tailoring your
methods to your context \ 3.6 Making best use of your notes \ 3.7 Summary \
4. Discussion \ 4.1 The value of discussion \ 4.2 Discussion seminars \ 4.3
Other forms of discussion \ 4.4 Summary \ 5. Writing Philosophy \ 5.1 What
to write \ 5.2 How to Write 5.3 Example assignments \ 5.4 Assessment and
feedback \ 5.5 Summary \ 6. Resources \ 6.1 Library resources \ 6.2
Internet resources \ 6.3 Support systems \ 6.4 Some useful philosophical
terms \ Index