For Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Critical Thinking/Informal Logic, and Interdisciplinary Writing Courses.
This manual contains all the material needed to write successful philosophy papers, providing such necessary tools as philosophy background, helpful writing strategies, research tips, and format instructions. User-friendly in approach, this text also includes samples of good student writing that will serve as concrete models as well as inspire students to write good philosophy themselves.
  The Philosophy Student Writer's Manual  is an ideal complement to any philosophy textbook or as a primary source for teaching philosophy through writing. This manual clearly presents three essential elements of philosophic writing: 
  - A manual of style for researching and writing philosophy papers, including a guide to `Philosophy and Cyberspace' and other sources of information.
- An introduction to the basic concepts and approaches of the discipline of philosophy, including: principles of argument, fallacies, and applied ethics.
- A resource of specific, detailed instructions for writing papers usually required in college philosophy classes, including: position papers, historical essays, and applied ethics papers.
New to this Second Edition! -  Samples of good student writing?Gives students good concrete models of the style of argumentative writing.
-  Revised chapter on Web resources?Includes the most up-to-date resources as well as on-line research strategies.
-  Rewritten sections on writing ethics papers?Emphasizes continuity between ethics and other argumentative writing.
-  Shorter length?More focused and concise in presentation.