Jon Stratton

Critical Thinking for College Students

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The purpose of critical thinking, according to this text, is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought. The approach of Critical Thinking for College Students is pragmatic and pluralistic: truth is viewed in terms of public confirmation and consensus, rather than with regard to naive realism, relativism, or popular opinion. The value of empathy and the legitimacy of diverse points of view are stressed. Nevertheless, it is necessary to use specific linguistic, logical, and evidential standards in order to evaluate thought.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 364
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 679g
• ISBN-13: 9780847696024
• ISBN-10: 0847696022
• Artikelnr.: 21715160

Autorenporträt

Jon Stratton has taught critical thinking, informal logic, and symbolic logic at Walla Walla Community College in Washington State for over twenty-five years.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Thinking, the Body, the Brain, and
Language Chapter 3 A Closer Look at Critical Thinking Part 4 Verbal
Thinking Chapter 5 The Nature of Language and the Standards of Critical
Thinking Chapter 6 Attitudinal Standards and Empathy Part 7 Logical
Thinking Chapter 8 Elements of Organization of Argument Chapter 9
Evaluating Arguments Chapter 10 Fallacies and the Eight Steps of Argument
Evaluation Part 11 Verbal and Logical Thinking Chapter 12 Evidence Chapter
13 Application: The Format Part 14 Verbal, Logical, and Intuitive Thinking
Chapter 15 Critical Thinking in the Home, at Work, and in the Community
Chapter 16 Appendix Chapter 17 Suggested Reading Chapter 18 Index Chapter
19 About the Author