# Beyond Argument - The Creative Craft of Philosophy Writing **Opening (not a real abstract):** “I want to talk about the part of philosophy writing that comes after the argument part: the bit where you work on expressing your idea clearly, delicately, even personally. I want to talk about the very specific work involved in infusing your writing with energy and life.” In the following guest post, C. Thi Nguyen, associate professor of philoso‐ phy at the University of Utah, talks about the craft of writing philosophy that’s not just good philosophy, but good writing. Professor Nguyen knows what he’s talking about. His 2020 book, Games: Agency as Art, not only won accolades like the American Philosophical Association’s biennial book prize; it also sold roughly 10 times as well as most similarly-categorized philosophy books. His new book, The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game, is being published by