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

Doing Philosophy (eBook, ePUB)

A Practical Guide for Students

• Format: ePub

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 UK
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781441113924
• Artikelnr.: 38299962

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.