Philosophical Writing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philosophical Writing write by A. P. Martinich. This book was released on 2009-02-04. Philosophical Writing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Substantially updated and revised, the third edition ofPhilosophical Writing is designed to help those with littleor no experience in philosophy to think and write successfully. Traces the evolution of a good philosophical essay from draftstage to completion Now includes new examples of the structures of a philosophicalessay, new examples of rough drafts, tips on how to study for atest and a new section on how to utilize the interneteffectively Written with clarity and wit by a bestselling author
The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writing
The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writing write by Jon Stewart. This book was released on 2013-07-18. The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In The Unity of Content and Form in Philosophical Writing, Jon Stewart argues that there is a close relation between content and form in philosophical writing. While this might seem obvious at first glance, it is overlooked in the current climate of Anglophone academic philosophy, which, Stewart contends, accepts only a single genre as proper for philosophical expression. Stewart demonstrates the uniformity of today's philosophical writing by contrasting it with that of the past. Taking specific texts from the history of philosophy and literature as case studies, Stewart shows how the use of genres like dialogues, plays and short stories were an entirely suitable and effective means of presenting and arguing for philosophical positions given the concrete historical and cultural contexts in which they appeared. Now, Stewart argues, the prevailing intolerance means that the same texts are dismissed as unphilosophical merely due to their form, although their content is, in fact, profoundly philosophical. The book's challenge to current conventions of philosophical is provocative and timely, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of philosophy, literature and history.
Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing
Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing write by Christopher Rowe. This book was released on 2007-11-22. Plato and the Art of Philosophical Writing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Plato's dialogues are usually understood as simple examples of philosophy in action. In this book Professor Rowe treats them rather as literary-philosophical artefacts, shaped by Plato's desire to persuade his readers to exchange their view of life and the universe for a different view which, from their present perspective, they will barely begin to comprehend. What emerges is a radically new Plato: a Socratic throughout, who even in the late dialogues is still essentially the Plato (and the Socrates) of the Apology and the so-called 'Socratic' dialogues. This book aims to understand Plato both as a philosopher and as a writer, on the assumption that neither of these aspects of the dialogues can be understood without the other. The argument of the book is closely based in Plato's text, but should be accessible to any serious reader of Plato, whether professional philosopher, classicist, or student.
Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings
Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings write by Moses Mendelssohn. This book was released on 1997-05. Moses Mendelssohn: Philosophical Writings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Mendelssohn's Philosophical Writings, helped propel its author to the forefront of the Berlin Enlightenment.
Philosophy Between the Lines
Philosophy Between the Lines - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Philosophy Between the Lines write by Arthur M. Melzer. This book was released on 2014-09-09. Philosophy Between the Lines available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Shines a floodlight on a topic that has been cloaked in obscurity . . . a landmark work in both intellectual history and political theory” (The Wall Street Journal). Philosophical esotericism—the practice of communicating one’s unorthodox thoughts “between the lines”—was a common practice until the end of the eighteenth century. Despite its long and well-documented history, however, esotericism is often dismissed today as a rare occurrence. But by ignoring esotericism, we risk cutting ourselves off from a full understanding of Western philosophical thought. Walking readers through both an ancient (Plato) and a modern (Machiavelli) esoteric work, Arthur M. Melzer explains what esotericism is—and is not. It relies not on secret codes, but simply on a more intensive use of familiar rhetorical techniques like metaphor, irony, and insinuation. Melzer explores the various motives that led thinkers in different times and places to engage in this strange practice, while also exploring the motives that lead more recent thinkers not only to dislike and avoid this practice but to deny its very existence. In the book’s final section, “A Beginner’s Guide to Esoteric Reading,” Melzer turns to how we might once again cultivate the long-forgotten art of reading esoteric works. The first comprehensive, book-length study of the history and theoretical basis of philosophical esotericism, Philosophy Between the Lines is “a treasure-house of insight and learning. It is that rare thing: an eye-opening book . . . By making the world before Enlightenment appear as strange as it truly was, [Melzer] makes our world stranger than we think it is” (George Kateb, Professor of Politics, Emeritus, at Princeton University). “Brilliant, pellucid, and meticulously researched.” —City Journal
