Prospect. 1. The Philosophical Impulse and Where It Leads. 2. Philosophy in Action: A Case Study. 3. Engaging the Argument: Form. 4.
Minding One's Modifiers: Form with Finesse. 5. Engaging the Argument: Content. First Intermission. 6. Philosophical Essays: Critical Examination of a View. 7. Five Ways to Criticize a Philosopher.
8. Definitions, Analogies, and Thought Experiments. Second Intermission. 9. Philosophical Essays: Adjudication of a Dispute. 10. Philosophical Essays: Solving a Problem. 11.
Diving for Questions: Beneath the Expository Surface. 12. Philosophical Essays: Defense of an Original Thesis. 13. Six Ways to Read a Philosopher. Retrospect. Appendix. Puzzles.
Passages. Notes to the Passages.