Thinking from A to Z

3. New Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-43668-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 181 mm x 127 mm, Gewicht: 228 g

What ishumpty-dumptying ? Doarguments from analogy ever stand up? How do I know when someone is usingweasel words ? What‘s the difference between ared herring and a ‘straw man ?
This superb book, now in its third edition, will help anyone who wants to argue well and think critically. Using witty and topical examples, this fully-updated edition includes many new entries and updates the whole text. New entries include:

Principle of Charity
Lawyer‘s Answer
Least Worst Option
Poisoning the Well
Sentimentality
Sunk Cost Fallacy
Weasel Words
You would say that wouldn‘t you.
Thinking from A to Z may not help you win every argument, but it will definitely give you the power to tell a good one from a bad one.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Warburton, Nigel

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements, Introduction, Thinking from A to Z

Über Autor(innen)

Nigel Warburton is freelance philosopher. He is author of several books for Routledge including Philosophy: The Classics, Philosophy: Basic Readings, Thinking from A–Z, and The Basics of Essay Writing.