Philosophy: The Essential Study Guide is a compact and straightforward
guide to the skills needed to study philosophy, aimed at anyone coming
to the subject for the first time or just looking to improve their
performance. Nigel Warburton clarifies what is expected of students and
offers strategies and guidance to help them make effective use of their
study time and improve their marks.
The four main skills covered by the book are:
- reading philosophy - both skimming and in-depth analysis of historical
and contemporary work, understanding the examples and terminology used
- listening to philosophy - formal lectures and informal classroom
teaching, preparation, picking up on arguments used, note taking
- discussing philosophy - arguing and exploring, asking questions,
communicating in concise and understandable ways
- writing philosophy - planning and researching essays and other written
tasks, thinking up original examples, avoiding plagiarism.