A student writes:
I wanted to know your thoughts or thoughts from readers on some of the best philosophy writers for students to model their writing style. Modeling someone's writing style seems like a great way for students to find their own voice as a writer. I began my philosophical career modeling my writing style after John Rawls. At the time, I enjoyed the direct clarity with paragraphs starting with "First" and "Second." However, this changed later when I read someone like Susan Wolf who is a brilliant writer and surpasses Rawls. Knowing the differences in philosophical writing really helped me and I would appreciate any help.
Thoughts from readers? I take it the question here concerns writing styles that students might profitably try to emulate as they develop their own philosophical style, as opposed to great stylists along various aesthetic dimensions (Rawls probably is a good case of the former, but not of the latter).
