1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452279303321

Autore

Holowchak Mark <1958->

Titolo

Critical reasoning & philosophy [[electronic resource]] : a concise guide to reading, evaluating, and writing philosophical works / / M. Andrew Holowchak

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-4422-0521-0

1-4422-0523-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HolowchakMark <1958->

Disciplina

107.2

Soggetti

Philosophy - Study and teaching

Philosophy - Authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Critical Reasoning & Philosophy; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: INTRODUCTORY CONCERNS; Module 1 What Is Philosophy?; Module 2 Philosophy & Critical Reasoning; PART II: READING PHILOSOPHY; Module 3 General Form of a Philosophical Work; Module 4 Four Helpful Steps; PART III: EVALUATING PHILOSOPHY; Section A: Argument Recognition & Reconstruction; Module 5 Elements of Argument Recognition; Module 6 Standard Argument Form; Section B: Argument Evaluation; Module 7 Setting the Logical Boundaries; Module 8 Conditions of Acceptance & Rejection; Module 9 Three Common Deductive Arguments

Module 10 Common Inductive ArgumentsModule 11 Common Fallacies; Section C: Reconstruction through Diagramming; Module 12 Fundamentals of Diagramming; Module 13 10 Diagrammatical Tips; PART IV: WRITING PHILOSOPHY; Section A: Preliminaries for Philosophical Essays; Module 14 13 General Tips for Writing; Module 15 Tips of Avoidance; Module 16 Common Mistakes; Section B: Writing Philosophical Essays; Module 17 Preparing an Outline; Module 18 Writing a Philosophical Thesis; Module 19 Simple Critical Essay; Module 20 Synthetic Critical Essay; Section C: Revising & Rewriting Philosophical Essays



Module 21 Motivating a RewriteModule 22 Suggestions for Revising and Rewriting Essays; APPENDICES; Appendix A Some Exercises for Diagramming; Appendix B Teacher/Student Comment Sheet; Appendix C Plan-for-Revision Sheet; Sources Cited

Sommario/riassunto

Critical Reasoning and Philosophy is an innovative and clearly written handbook that teaches students how to read critically, think critically while they read, and write thoughtful, sound arguments in response.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466529803316

Autore

Fink A. M (Arlington M.), <1932->

Titolo

Almost periodic differential equations / / A. M. Fink

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Germany ; ; New York, New York : , : Springer-Verlag, , [1974]

©1974

ISBN

3-540-38307-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 1974.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 342 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Mathematics, , 0075-8434 ; ; 377

Classificazione

34C27

Disciplina

513.35

Soggetti

Differential equations - Numerical solutions

Almost periodic functions

Mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Almost periodic functions -- Uniformly almost periodic families -- The fourier series theory -- Modules and exponents -- Linear constant coefficient equations -- Linear almost periodic equations -- Exponential dichotomy and kinematic similarity -- Fixed point methods -- Asymptotic almost periodic functions and other weaker conditions -- Separated solutions -- Stable solutions -- First order equations -- Second order equations -- Averaging.