The Philosophy Student Writer's Manual

The Philosophy Student Writer's Manual is an ideal complement to any philosophy textbook or as a primary source for teaching philosophy through writing. This manual clearly presents three essential elements of philosophic writing:

• A manual of style for researching and writing philosophy papers, including a guide to 'Philosophy and Cyberspace' and other sources of information.
• An introduction to the basic concepts and approaches of the discipline of philosophy, including: principles of argument, fallacies, and applied ethics.
• A resource of specific, detailed instructions for writing papers usually required in college philosophy classes, including: position papers, historical essays, and applied ethics papers.

• Samples of good student writing—Gives students good concrete models of the style of argumentative writing.
• Revised chapter on Web resources—Includes the most up-to-date resources as well as on-line research strategies.
• Rewritten sections on writing ethics papers—Emphasizes continuity between ethics and other argumentative writing.
• Shorter length—More focused and concise in presentation.

This manual provides the user with the necessary skills to successfully write argumentatively. While focusing on instruction of the basics of grammar and style and on research techniques, it also includes a concise history of philosophy.

The topics covered in this manual include writing to communicate, grammar and style, organizing the research process, formats for writing papers, citing sources, the principles of argument and writing sound arguments, and writing ethics papers and personal ethics statements.

For business communication writers who need instruction on argumentative and/or persuasive writing.