Insight & Reading Philosophy Flashcards
(20 cards)
A kind of seeing with the mind
Insight
Two things to be considered with regard to an insight
The insight itself
What I do with the insight
an abstract thought
Concept
analysis by abstraction
Conceptual Analysis
You pass your eyes over some words until some information about the world sticks in your head.
Reading for information
You use a text as an opportunity to reflect upon yourself and your beliefs.
Reading for enlightenment
Students spend most of their time identifying, reflecting upon, and defending their beliefs.
Problem-based
is a text that describes what other people have argued.
Secondary source
is a text where a person actually argues that a certain position is correct
Primary source
students spend most of their time learning certain themes in the history of philosophy.
Historical-based
students spend most of their time mastering what certain philosophers think.
Figure-based
A reading process whose goal is to get a basic idea of what the article is about.
Pre-Read
describes the topic of the text
Focal statement
is a more specific description of the author’s goal.
Thesis statement
A reading process whose goal of the fast-read is to develop a basic understanding of the text.
Fast-read
When evaluating, your main tool is the _______.
summary
The act of putting short notes on the margins of the text that will remind you of many details in the text.
Flagging
Writing that moves in a straightforward way from one idea to the next, without examining (m)any supporting or contradictory ideas.
Linear Writing
T/F: Philosophical writing is more linear.
False (dialogical)
Writing that explicitly acknowledges and responds to criticism.
Dialogical Writing
