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Writing Philosophy: A Student's Guide to Writing Philosophy Essays is a concise, self-guided manual that covers the basics of argumentative essay writing and encourages students to master fundamental skills quickly, with minimal instructor input. Opening with an introductory chapter on how to read philosophy, the book then moves into the basics of writing summaries and analyzing arguments. It provides step-by-step instructions for each phase of the writing process, from formulating a thesis, to creating an outline, to writing a final draft, supplementing this tutorial approach with model essays, outlines, introductions, and conclusions. Skills essential to evaluating arguments, citing sources, avoiding plagiarism, detecting fallacies, and formatting final drafts are dealt with in detail. The final two chapters serve as a reference guide to common mistakes and basic skills in sentence construction, writing style, and word choice.

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Vaughn's writing is exceptionally clear and perfectly crafted for an undergraduate student audience. I find Writing Philosophy to be an indispensable companion for all of my courses. It provides philosophy professors with an easy yet rigorous way to teach writing without taking away from the course curriculum. * Jennifer McWeeny, Worcester Polytechnic Institute * I really like that Writing Philosophy is set up for students to read and study on their own. * Heidi Malm, Loyola University Chicago *

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Lewis Vaughn is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The Power of Critical Thinking, Seventh Edition (2022); Philosophy Here and Now, Fourth Edition (2022); Writing Philosophy, Second Edition (2018); and Living Philosophy, Third Edition (2021), all published by Oxford University Press.

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