Critical Thinking: An Introduction To Reasoning Well - Hardcover

Watson, Jamie Carlin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826424929 ISBN 13: 9780826424921

Publisher: Continuum, 2011

Synopsis

Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a concise and accessible introduction to logic and critical reasoning. Designed specifically to meet the needs of undergraduate students encountering philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, this comprehensive textbook covers all the themes and topics typically covered in an introductory course. Topics covered include:

*the structure, formation, analysis and recognition of arguments
*deductive validity and soundness
*inductive strength and cogency
*inference to the best explanation
*truth tables
*tools for argument assessment
*informal and formal fallacies

Designed for classroom use, the book features a host of student-friendly exercises, examples, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Ideal for undergraduate students in philosophy and beyond, it also includes full coverage of the reasoning problems typically found on graduate school entrance exams. Guiding students to all the skills and tools necessary for effective critical thinking, the text is supplemented throughout with real life examples that highlight the immense value of thinking critically.

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Review

."..it is accurate and clearly written, and it employs a friendly, jovial style. There is a nice shape and organization to the book, and it probably makes for an average to above-average critical thinking textbook." - Carolyn Swanson, "Teaching Philosophy" ..".it is accurate and clearly written, and it employs a friendly, jovial style. There is a nice shape and organization to the book, and it probably makes for an average to above-average critical thinking textbook." - Carolyn Swanson, "Teaching Philosophy" it is accurate and clearly written, and it employs a friendly, jovial style. There is a nice shape and organization to the book, and it probably makes for an average to above-average critical thinking textbook. "Carolyn Swanson, Teaching Philosophy""

About the Author

Jamie Carlin Watson is an Assistant Professor at Young Harris College, USA. He has previously taught at Barry University, Florida A&M University and the University of Montana. Robert Arp is a Research Associate at the National Center for Biomedical Ontology at the University at Buffalo, USA. He has previously taught philosophy at Florida State University and Southwest Minnesota State University. He is the author of Scenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (MIT Press, 2008), editor of South Park and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2006), and co-editor of Batman and Philosophy (Blackwell, 2008), Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology (Blackwell, forthcoming) and Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology (Blackwell, forthcoming).

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0826424929
• ISBN 13: 9780826424921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 352