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How to read a BOOK (I. The ANALYSIS of a Book's Structure (3.…
How to read a BOOK
II.
The
CRITICISM
of a book as a Communication of Knowledge
1.
General Maxims
a.
Do
not
begin
criticism
Until you have
completed
analysis
and
interpretation
(Do not say, "I agree, disagree, or suspend judgement.")
b.
Do
not
disagree
Disputatiously
or contentiously,
c.
Respect
the difference
Between
knowledge
and
opinion
for any
critical judgement
you
make
.
by having
reasons
2.
Specific
Criteria
for Points of Criticism
а.
Criteria for
disagreement
MISINFORMED
UNINFORMED
Show
where the
author
is:
ILLOGICAL
b.
Criteria for
suspended judgement
Show
where the
authors analysis
is:
INCOMPLETE
I.
The
ANALYSIS
of a Book's Structure
2.
State
(what)
what the
whole book
is
about
with
utmost brevity
.
3.
Enumerate
its
major parts
in their
order
and
relationships
.
1
.
Classify
according to
kind
and
subject
matter.
the
book
4.
Define
the
problem
or problems
the author is
trying to solve
lll.
The
INTERPRETATION
of a Book's Contents
2.
Grasp
through
dealing
with
his most
important
sentences.
the author's
leading
propositions
3.
Know
the author's
arguments
by
finding
them in
or
constructing
them
out of sequence of
sentences
1.
Come to
terms
by
interpretating
his
basic
words.
with the
author
4.
Determine
the author
solved
and which he did not;
and of the latter,
which of the
problems
decide whether the
author **
knew**
he
failed
to solve.