Doing Philosophy: A Practical Guide for Students

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

ISBN 10: 1441108971 / ISBN 13: 9781441108975

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2013

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Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Doing Philosophy: A Practical Guide for Students
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1441108971
• ISBN 13: 9781441108975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Clare Saunders is head of educational development at the University of Birmingham, UK. Upon completing her PhD in philosophy she built up fourteen years' experience in philosophy teaching and learning, at the Universities of Sunderland and Durham, UK and with the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, before moving into educational development.

JULIE CROSS lives in central Illinois with her husband and three children. She never wrote fiction before May of 2009, but since then, hasn't gone a day without writing. She is the author of The Tempest Trilogy.