The unity and its parts
Unity
"How to read a book" is an effort to introduce a reader to the different levels of reading that are: Elementary (the most basic pertaining to understanding language), Inspectional (dealing with reading a book quickly for a general idea), Analytical (understanding and critiquing a book to the best of one's ability) and Syntopical reading (reading several books of a topic for one's own questions). The author shows how these different levels of reading can be adapted to different kinds of reading matter (with a focus tending towards analytical reading). At the heart of this book are the 4 questions a demanding reader asks while reading and are the end-goal to answer for analytical reading.
- Dimensions of reading
- Pre-run for Lvl 3 + 4 of reading
- X-raying (focus on Q1)
- The meat - interpretation (Focus on Q2)
- Is it true (Q3) and what of it (Q4)
- Aids to reading
- Applying to different kinds of matter
- Syntopical Reading
i. Art of active reading
ii. Learning via Instruction v/s Discovery
iii. Lvls of reading
i. Lvl 1: Elementary reading
ii. lvl 2: Inspectional reading
iii. Becoming a questioning and noting reader
i. Pigeonholing a book
ii. Stating its unity
iii. Outlining major parts
iv. Finding author's intentions
i. Coming to terms
ii. Locating main propostions
iii. Finding their arguments
iv. Finding proposed solutions
i. Criticizing fairly
ii. Agreeing or disagreeing
i. Practical books
ii. Imaginative literature
iii. Stories, plays, poems
iv. History
v. Science and Math
vi. Philosophy
vii. Social Science
- What books can do for us
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Its pigeonhole
A practical expository work on comprehending and critiquing communication