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Academic Writing, Philosophy and Genre
Michael A. Peters
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Description for Academic Writing, Philosophy and Genre
Paperback. This book investigates how philosophical texts display a variety of literary forms and explores philosophical writing and the relation of philosophy to literature and reading. Editor(s): Peters, Michael A. Series: Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 238.
This book investigates how philosophical texts display a variety of literary forms and explores philosophical writing and the relation of philosophy to literature and reading.
This book investigates how philosophical texts display a variety of literary forms and explores philosophical writing and the relation of philosophy to literature and reading.
- Discusses the many different philosophical genres that have developed, among them letters, the treatise, the confession, the meditation, the allegory, the essay, the soliloquy, the symposium, the consolation, the commentary, the disputation, and the dialogue
- Shows how these forms of philosophy have conditioned and become the basis of academic writing (and assessment) within both the university and higher education more generally
- Explores questions of philosophical writing and the relation of philosophy to literature and reading
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Educational Philosophy and Theory Special Issues
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405194006
SKU
V9781405194006
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About Michael A. Peters
Michael A. Peters is Professor of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has degrees in geography, philosophy and education. He previously held a chair as research professor and professor of education at the University of Glasgow (2000-2005) as well as a personal chair at the University of Auckland, and was adjunct professor of communication studies at the ... Read more
Reviews for Academic Writing, Philosophy and Genre
"The book is certainly accessible to those interested in philosophical writing." (Discourse Studies, December 2010)