Philosophical Writing / 4th edition

Philosophical Writing: An Introduction, 4th Edition, features numerous updates and revisions to A. P. Martinich’s best-selling text that instructs beginning philosophy students on how to craft a well-written philosophical essay.

Features an entirely new chapter on how to read a philosophical essay, new sections on quantification and modality, and rhetoric in philosophical writing, as well as more updated essay examplesIncludes many new essay examples and an accompanying website with further topics and examplesTraces the evolution of a good philosophical essay from draft stage to completionEmphasizes what a student should do in crafting an essay, rather than on what not to doWritten with clarity and humor by a leading philosopher