Thinking Well: An Introduction to Critical Thinking - Softcover

Kelly, Stewart E.

 
9780767418485: Thinking Well: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0767418484 ISBN 13: 9780767418485
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S., 2000

Synopsis

Both logically rigorous and user-friendly, this text challenges students to develop the skills necessary for thinking well, emphasizing both the precise use of language and the correct application of good thinking skills.

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From the Publisher

The first chapter addresses the benefits of critical thinking and introduces students to the characteristics of critical thinkers.
Chapter 2 presents Socrates as a key figure in the history of Western thought and emphasizes the importance of leading an examined life.
Arguments and argument patterns are given thorough treatment.
Chapter 7, on Knowledge, is unique in stressing the importance of a worldview in shaping one's thinking.
Counteracting common cavalier attitudes about values, the author contends that values remain accountable to rational scrutiny.
The last two chapters model the skills taught in the preceding chapters, and they invite students to apply'by writing about a wide range of issues'the material learned.

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Publisher
Mayfield Publishing Co ,U.S.
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0767418484
ISBN 13 
9780767418485
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
285

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