Critical Thinking by Richard Paul
Written by two of the leading experts in critical thinking, this book focuses on an integrated, universal concept of critical thinking that is both substantive and applicable to any and every situation in which human thinking is necessary. It provides readers with the basic intellectual tools needed for life-long learning, helping them understand the mind and how its three functions--thinking, feeling, motivating--influence one another. This book fosters the development of fair-minded critical thinking and explores intellectual standard of clarity, precision, accuracy, logicalness, significance, depth, breadth, and fairness; the importance of good questioning; and the intellectual tools to read for deep and lasting comprehension and write in ways that show clarity of thought. The fourth edition features -Think for Yourself activities -Glossary of critical thinking terms -New chapter on argumentation -New chapters on critical thinking in different professions and areas of life -Discussion of the Internet's effects on our lives -Updated discussions of media bias and irrational egocentric and sociocentric thought The Foundation for Critical Thinking continually offers new supplementary resources on its website (www.CriticalThinking.org) and online critical thinking community.Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist who has taught both psychology and critical thinking at the college level. She has been President of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the Executive Director of the Center for Critical Thinking for almost 25 years. She has a special interest in the relation of thought and emotion, as well as the cognitive and affective. She has developed an original theory of the stages of critical thinking development. Elder has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library.
Dr. Richard Paul was a leading proponent of critical thinking and through his work and legacy remains an international authority in the field. He founded the Center for Critical Thinking at Sonoma State University in 1980, followed by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. He developed concepts, principles, and theory essentials to a robust and fairminded conception of critical thinking and authored more than 200 articles and seven books on the topic. He presented workshops to hundreds of thousands of educators over his 35-year career as a leader in the critical thinking movement.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781538138748 |
| ISBN 10 | 1538138743 |
| Titre | Critical Thinking |
| Auteur | Richard Paul |
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| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Année de publication | 2022-02-01 |
| Nombre de pages | 642 |
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