A practical guide to critical thinking : deciding what to do and believe /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Hunter, David A., 1965- (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2014]
• Έκδοση: Second edition.
• Θέματα: Critical thinking.; PHILOSOPHY > Epistemology.; Electronic books.

 A thoroughly updated introduction to the concepts, methods, and standards of critical thinking, this edition is a unique presentation of the formal strategies used when thinking through reasons and arguments in many areas of expertise. Pursuing an interdisciplinary approach to critical thinking, the book offers a broad conception of critical thinking and explores the practical relevance to conducting research across fields such as business, education and biological sciences. Featuring exercises for a wide range of subject areas, it also includes: real-world examples from many fields of research, which reflect the applicability of critical thinking in everyday life; new topical coverage, including the nature of reasons, assertion and supposing, narrow and broad definitions, circumstantial reasons, and reasoning about causal claims; and selected answers to various exercises to provide readers with instantaneous feedback to support and extend the lessons. --   Edited summary from book. 

 Titlepage; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Preface to First Edition; Note to Instructors; 1 The Nature and Value of Critical Thinking; 1.1 The Nature of Critical Thinking; 1.2 Critical Thinking and Knowledge; 1.3 Knowledge and Truth; 1.4 Knowledge and Belief; 1.5 Knowledge and Justification; 1.6 Good Reasons are Sufficient and Acceptable; 1.7 When Evidence Conflicts; 1.8 Critical Thinking and Personal Autonomy; 1.9 Critical Thinking in Practice; 2 Clarifying Meaning; 2.1 The Place Of Definitions In Critical Thinking; 2.2 Assertion; 2.3 The Assertion Test