1. Philosophy & Critical Thinking - Secondary Education - Cambridge University Pres Home Education Secondary Philosophy Critical Thinking Science English Mathematics History Geography Modern Languages Music Classics Business Economics Philosophy critical thinking philosophy Critical Thinking Thinking Through http://publishing.cambridge.org/education/secondary/philosophy

Home Education Secondary Science ... Thinking Through Philosophy A clear and accessible introduction to some of the central problems of philosophy, challenging and stimulating the reader to think beyond the conventional answers to fundamental questions. No previous knowledge is assumed. Critical Thinking A highly accessible book, showing students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts. The book meets the requirements of the OCR AS specification for Critical Thinking. Cambridge University Press 2003.

2. UA Honors Logic And Critical Thinking, Philosophy 110 Home, Honors Logic and critical thinking philosophy 110H The Universityof Arizona. Faculty Staff. Course Faculty Dr. Shaughan Lavine http://zillion.philosophy.arizona.edu/~wc/people.html

Honors Logic and Critical Thinking Philosophy 110H The University of Arizona Course Faculty Dr. Shaughan Lavine Associate Professor Department of Philosophy Social Sciences Building, Room 208 shaughan@ns.arizona.edu Office Hours Tuesday 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. SSB 208 Thursday, 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. SSB 208 or by appointment. Dr. William Rasmussen Associate Professor Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Shantz Building, Room 501A rasmussw@u.arizona.edu Office Hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 9 - 9:50 a.m. Shantz 501A or by appointment. Library Staff Patricia Morris Science and Engineering Library, Room 206 pmorris@bird.library.arizona.edu Jeanne Pfander Science and Engineering Library, Room 206 jpfander@bird.library.arizona.edu Jack Mount Science and Engineering Library, Room 119 Jack Mount's addresses The University of Arizona Monday, 4 January 1999 shaughan@ns.arizona.edu rasmussw@u.arizona.edu Course Home About This Course ... Site Credits

3. UA Honors Logic And Critical Thinking, Philosophy 110 Home, Honors Logic and critical thinking philosophy 110H The Universityof Arizona. The Final Product. Correlates of War International http://zillion.philosophy.arizona.edu/~wc/

Honors Logic and Critical Thinking Philosophy 110H The University of Arizona The Final Product Correlates of War International relations, particularly regarding war, are issues that for centuries have fascinated and baffled mankind. We may not be able to answer all of our questions, but due to a new computer program we are able to estimate a war's outcome based on a reasonable statistical guess. This computer program is called the Correlates of War. Our group finds the Correlates of War to be one of the most fascinating modern day applications of mathematics. Mathematics of da Vinci's Designs Without a knowledge of gear ratios and other various mathematical functions many of da Vinci's designs would have been impossible to successfully create. Course Links Course Syllabus About This Course Assignments Group Members ... Web Project Assignment The University of Arizona shaughan@ns.arizona.edu rasmussw@u.arizona.edu Course Home About This Course ... Site Credits Site last modified Please report technical problems to webspinner@zillion.philosophy.arizona.edu

4. Core Concepts In Critical Thinking, Part I for implementing critical thinking in reading, thinking, and writing. critical thinking philosophy Three and Five http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/corenotes.htm

Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Project Critical Thinking Core Concepts Contributed by: Lauren Miller and Michael Connelly, Longview Community College Short history of Logic If we take Logic to be the activity of drawing inferences (conclusions) from a body of information, then no doubt humans have been using logic for as long as they have been thinking, or at least consciously thinking. The first Neanderthal to formulate the thought "All members of the Cave-Bear clan are our enemies" along with "Thag is a member of the Cave-Bear clan" very likely put the 2 and the 2 together and reached the conclusion "Thag is our enemy". Nor is there any particular reason to suppose that the logic of these primitives was primitive logic that is, they probably drew logically correct conclusions from their data about as often as folks do nowadays (i.e. maybe 62.3% of the time). (Besides, chances are that natural selection quickly weeded out the Neanderthals who tended to draw the conclusion "Thag is our friend" from the above data!) On the other hand, if we take Logic to be the analysis of concepts involved in making inferences, and the identification of standards and patterns of correct inference, Logic can be traced only back to the days of Aristotle (350 years B.C. or so), with some parallel development in early Hindu writings. It's not clear that this increase in logical self-consciousness improved the accuracy of reasoning processes for humankind in general, but knowing what Aristotle knew about logic can definitely help you be a better reasoner.

5. Philosophy Research Guide: Critical Thinking Webliography critical thinking philosophy Three and Five Provides information on logic, argumentdevelopment and analysis, informal fallacies and propaganda, and critical http://guides.library.fullerton.edu/PHIL/criticalthinking.htm

A Pollak Library Research Guide HOME OPAC ER Critical Thinking Webliography C-Think ...Center for Critical Thinking, CSU Sonoma This site provides the following: overview and brief history and theory of critical thinking, excellent list of recommended readings, glossary of terms, instructional guides and lesson plans to implement critical thinking, list of current conferences and seminars. Critical Thinking Across The Curriculum Project Provides full text information on critical thinking core concepts,informal fallacies of reasoning, and resources for integrating critical thinking into college classes in a specific discipline area. Critical Thinking Provides definitions of critical thinking, teaching strategies to promote critical thinking skills, references, and links to other Internet sites. Critical Thinking Instruction, CSU Chico Includes sections on teaching and learning critical thinking and best practice points of departure for instruction and assessment. Critical Thinking Is Provides overview of theory behind critical thinking and practical strategies for implementing critical thinking in reading, thinking, and writing.

6. Philosophy 221 Critical Thinking Philosophy 221 Critical Thinking. A course offered on the World Wide Web by theDivision of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. http://www.has.vcu.edu/phi/redmon/P221WWW/HOME.HTM

Philosophy 221 Critical Thinking A course offered on the World Wide Web by the Division of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies. About the instructor About the course Computer requirements How to register for the course ... Course schedule The instructor for this course is Robert Redmon, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University. He has taught at VCU since 1975. Before that he taught philosophy at the College of William and Mary, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and Monmouth College. Dr. Redmon received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of North Carolina in 1969. His undergraduate degree was from North Carolina State University in applied mathematics in 1961. Between the time he was at NC State and Carolina, he served in the US Army in the Army Security Agency. His primary interests in philosophy have been in medical ethics, philosophy of language, and recently in the history of 17th and 18th Century philosophy. His only serious emotional problem is an obsessive attempt to keep a 1979 Triumph Spitfire running. Critical Thinking is a course designed to improve your ability to reason. It deals with deductive and inductive reasoning and with methods to help you avoid common reasoning pitfalls or fallacies of reasoning. The course is divided into four topics: (1) a description of the nature of arguments (2) deductive reasoning (3) inductive reasoning (4) the informal fallacies.

7. Philosophy 001: Critical Thinking Philosophy 001 Critical Thinking. Fall 1997. Instructor Kari Coleman.Office WMX 5565 Office Hours (Spring 1998) Thursdays 46pm http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/phil001.html

Philosophy 001: Critical Thinking Fall 1997 Instructor: Kari Coleman Office : WMX 5565 Office Hours (Spring 1998): Thursdays 4-6pm and by appointment (No office hours will be held on Thursday 22 Januray, or Thursday 29 January.) email kgcolema@unixg.ubc.ca Final exam grades and course grades are posted outside my office, listed by the number in the top left corner of your final exam. These grades will remain posted through most (if not all) of January. In addition, final exams will be kept on file at least through the Spring 1998 term. If you wish to look at your final exam, or speak with me about your grade, feel free to stop by during my office hours (Thursdays 4-6pm) or, if you can't make it then, make an appintment with me. In the meantime, if you believe that your course grade is low, you may find it helpful to review the Course Grade Policy Return / Transfer to: PHIL 001 (Evening) (Spring 1998) Home Page SFU Philosophy Department Kari Coleman's Home Page

8. Philosophy 001: Critical Thinking Philosophy 001 Critical Thinking. (evening). Instructor Kari Coleman.Final exam grades and course grades are posted outside my office http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/981/phil001e/phil001.eve.html

Philosophy 001: Critical Thinking (evening) Instructor: Kari Coleman Final exam grades and course grades are posted outside my office (WMX 5655), listed by the number in the top left corner of your final exam. These grades will remain posted through most (if not all) of the summer. In addition, final exams will be kept on file at least through the Fall 1998 term. If you wish to look at your final exam, or speak with me about your grade, please make an appintment with me. I can be reached via email at kgcolema@unixg.ubc.ca please include a way for me to contact you to set up or confirm the appointment. Have a good summer! Return / Transfer to: SFU Philosophy Department Kari Coleman's Home Page

9. Philosophy 004 Critical Thinking Philosophy 004 Critical Thinking G. Randolph Mayes Course Syllabus Current AssignmentsElements of Reasoning (MS Word document), Introduction to Logic Exercises. http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/mayesgr/phl4.htm

Philosophy 004 Critical Thinking G. Randolph Mayes Course Syllabus Current Assignments Document Exercises Answers Midterm Midterm Solutions Analysis # 3 Answer Analysis 3 ... Analysis 4 Tools Glossary of Terms How to Write Analytical Criticism Template for Modeling Reasoning (MS Word Document) How to Identify Fallacies ... Index of Logical Fallacies Course Content Logical Analysis Readings Logical Analysis Exercises Introduction to Logic Introduction to Logic Exercises The Study of If Elements of Reasoning (MS Word document) Analytical Exercise 1 Chains, Branches, and Instances (MS Word document) Analytical Exercise 2 More on Argument and Explanation Analytical Exercise 3 Analytical Exercise 4 Logical Criticism Readings Logical Criticism Exercises Implication, Suggestion and Innuendo Exercises for Implication, Suggestion and Innuendo Logical Consistency and Contradiction Exercises for Logical Consistency and Contradiction ... Statistical Arguments for Causal Claims Sample Analyses Miscellaneous Exercises Down to Earth Genetically Engineered Fruits and Vegetables Fallacies: Sexual Harassment Our Debt to Bankruptcy ... Ruining Ms. Perfect's Life

10. Philosophy 120: Critical Thinking Philosophy 120 Critical Thinking Fall 2000 Class meets from 1230 120 pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 1268 of LAEB. http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~trueten/critical.html

Philosophy 120: Critical Thinking Fall 2000 Class meets from 12:30 1:20 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in Room 1268 of LAEB Tadd Ruetenik trueten@purdue.edu Office hours are 1 – 3 p.m. Tuesdays and 2 3 p.m. Thursdays in 443 Heavilon Hall, 494-3784. “In order to be a great writer, a person must have a built in, shockproof crap detector.” This quote from Ernest Hemingway is probably true. However we must add that to be a liked and respected person, one must do more than merely be able to pick apart other people’s arguments. This course will not only identify much of the bad reasoning that bamboozles our world, but by presenting more positive examples of logic, it will also try – in its modest little way – to work toward creating a better, more reasonable world. This is a course about arguments: how they are constructed well; what goes wrong when they are constructed poorly. In addition, the course will familiarize the student with traditional styles of reasoning, and suggest ways that these traditions can be used in the contemporary, practical world. This class will be of benefit for all who desire to articulate well their points of view, and understand the points of view of those with whom conflicts occasionally arise. Texts Hurley's A Concise Introduction to Logic , Seventh Edition.

11. Philosophy 10: Critical Thinking Philosophy 21. Moral Course description Philosophy isn't something youstudy, it's something you do, like running or riding a bike. I http://www.weekendcollege.org/FA02/Phi21.htm

Philosophy 21 Moral Values and Ethical Decisions Fall 2002 Mount Saint Mary’s College Instructor Robert C. Jones Office Email rjones@msmc.la.edu Voice mail Texts Douglas Birsch Ethical Insights: A Brief Introduction EI Required supplemental essays will be provided as handouts, available on reserve in the library, or accessible through the internet. The viewing of no more than three supplemental films for discussion will also be required. The details will be discussed the first weekend of class. Course description: Philosophy isn't something you study, it's something you do , like running or riding a bike. I think philosophy is best thought of as a certain methodology or approach to problems. Philosophers are obsessed with having good reasons for their beliefs and being able to back them up with careful argument. In this course, we will be introduced to that part of philosophy concerned with morality and moral reasoning. We will study different approaches to making ethical decisions, evaluate the arguments for them, and investigate fundamental questions about the nature of moral values and the possibility and desirability of living by them. Course objectives: –to understand a variety of ethical theories and assess their strengths and weaknesses –to develop proficiency in the skills and techniques of philosophy –to be able to articulate, critically examine, and support your own moral perspective

12. UNLV Philosophy 102: Reasoning & Critical Thinking Philosophy 102 Reasoning and Critical Thinking. Instructor Robert E. Gladd,MA, CQE www.bgladd.com (702) 2589219 email bobbyg@bgladd.com. http://www.bgladd.com/UNLV/

Philosophy 102 Reasoning and Critical Thinking Instructor: Robert E. Gladd, MA, CQE www.bgladd.com email: bobbyg@bgladd.com Course Description An attorney of my acquaintance once remarked that "we spend $100,000 to go to law school for three years to try to learn the meaning of the word 'reasonable' Indeed, what does it mean to reason well, i.e., what must we do to arrive at sound conclusions enabling us to make correct (or "best") decisions? In this course, we will learn the basic principles and acquire the intellectual tools that will leave us much better equipped to deal effectively with the endless onslaught of information we will have to evaluate throughout our lives. We will examine the sometimes sly techniques that partisans of every stripe employ to persuade us to their viewpoints. We will learn how to strip away the rhetorical clutter that often obscures the underlying intent and logic of arguments. We will examine the ways in which numerical data "statistics" are frequently misused or misinterpreted by those advocating one position or another on social, political, economic, or legal issues. In short we will learn how to think, write, and speak more clearly in defense of our positions and decisions regarding important issues, and we will learn how to fully and honestly evaluate the claims of others. Our goals are to become honest and thoughtful communicators and skillful decisionmakers. They are most important goals.

13. Ben Endres - Habermas And Critical Thinking PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION 1996. Habermas and Critical Thinking. Ben EndresColumbia University. In this paper, I propose to examine some http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/PES-Yearbook/96_docs/endres.html

Select - HOME 1992 Contents 1993 Contents 1994 Contents 1995 Contents 1996 Contents 1997 Contents 1998 Contents 1999 Contents Author Index PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION Habermas and Critical Thinking Ben Endres Columbia University Before explaining Habermas's theory, it is helpful to place his work in the context of recent social and ethical theories directed at problematizing the Enlightenment. Many philosophers have provided powerful critiques of the way that the Enlightenment's appeal to universal truth and reason in the name of freedom can lead to exclusion and oppression. These writers see themselves bringing to light the false pretensions of traditional conceptions of Truth and Reason. While Habermas acknowledges some of the oppressive tendencies in the Enlightenment tradition that postmodernists address, and rejects transcendental and idealistic accounts of reason, he wants to preserve a conception of reason that will enable the evaluation of social norms. He wants to provide some criteria for the arbitration of moral issues in order to avoid the extreme relativism that a complete renunciation of reason and truth might produce. Yet in order to avoid the pitfalls of traditional theories, Habermas's criteria for reasoning about normative issues must be grounded in historically defined human activity rather than ideal, transcendental systems of rules. Habermas attempts to provide criteria for ethical decisions that are grounded in contextually-defined human interaction through his argument for "discourse ethics." Discourse ethics consists essentially of a single abstract principle which underlies the pragmatic requirements of any argument. This central tenet of discourse ethics is that in order for any norm to be considered valid, it must meet the condition that: "all affected can accept the consequences and side effects its

14. PHILOSOPHY 1103: CRITICAL THINKING PHILOSOPHY 1103 CRITICAL THINKING. Discussion Sections 3, 10, 17. Peter Kahn.Office FAO 236. Office Hours Wed. Thu., 1200 pm100 pm (or by appointment). http://www.cas.usf.edu/philosophy/f2002syllabi/phi1103groupkahn.htm

PHILOSOPHY 1103: CRITICAL THINKING Discussion Sections 3, 10, 17 Peter Kahn Office: FAO 236 Office Phone: (813) 974-5545 E-mail: pkahn@mail.usf.edu Link to Mr. Silver's Class Syllabus Link to Extra Credit 1 Required Text: Chaffee, John. Thinking Critically th ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, Class Topics and Assignments Aug. 29: Introduction, Expectations and Requirements for the Course Sep. 5: Read Chapter 1: “Thinking”, and complete Assignment 1 Sep. 12: Read Chapter 2: “Thinking Critically”, and complete Assignment 2 Sep. 19: Quiz over Chapters 1 and 2 Sep. 26: Read Chapter 3: “Solving Problems”, and complete Assignment 3 Oct. 3: Read Chapter 4: “Perceiving”, and complete Assignment 4 Oct. 10: Quiz over Chapters 3 and 4 Oct. 17: Read Chapter 5: “Believing and Knowing”, and complete Assignment 5 Oct. 24: Read Chapter 9: “Reporting, Inferring and Judging”, and complete Assignment 6 Oct. 31: Quiz over Chapters 5 and 9 Nov. 7: Read Chapter 10: “Constructing Arguments”, and complete Assignment 7 Nov. 14: Read Chapter 11: “Reasoning Critically”, and complete Assignment 8

15. Critical Thinking On The Web critical thinking On The Web http//www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/criticalThis page, its contents and style, are the responsibility of the author and http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/critical/

Join the CTOTW list about this list Categories Argument Mapping Art Assessing Bibliographies ... Search this site       powered by FreeFind About Critical Thinking On The Web Top Ten Argument Mapping Tutorials . Six online tutorials in argument mapping, a core requirement for advanced critical thinking. Reason!Able - Software enhances reasoning, argument and critical thinking. Download a trial version (5 mb) The Skeptic's Dictionary - over 400 definitions and essays The Fallacy Files by Gary Curtis. Best website on fallacies. Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts by Peter Facione. Best overview I know of the nature of critical thinking. (pdf file) Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion by John Stuart Mill. Classic chapter, densely packed with wisdom about thinking. Chance - best resource for helping students think critically about issues involving probability and statistics Psychology of Intelligence Analysis , by Richards Heuer. A good overview of how to improve thinking in the light of insights from cognitive psychology. A Handbook on Writing Argumentative and Interpretative Essays by Ian Johnston Baloney Detection Part 1 and Part 2 - by Michael Shermer. 10 step guide.

16. Critical Thinking Web Site CT. philosophy Three, critical thinking is a course offered at theSanta Rosa Junior College. We welcome your ideas and comments. http://www.santarosa.edu/~dpeterso/

Lessons Review Lecture Notes. Take Practice Quizzes. Stay on top of the class. Essay Helps and Writing Center To go to the lessons secton, click the picture. Practice Tests Practice Tests are very similar to the actual test s you will take in class. If you do well on the practice tests, you will probably do very well on the real ones. Practice Test One Practice Test Two Practice Final Exam Web Links and Resources Many sources to help you understand the concepts of the course, plus plenty of fun stuff to make life interesting. For links, click the Web Links and Resources link. Propaganda Web Site Every day people are trying to get us to accept their ideas, buy their products, and change our behavior. The Propaganda Web Site is a site within a site. It explains the various techniques used to persuade, along with examples. To explore the Site, click on the Propaganda Techiques logo.

17. Jean Baudrillard An article by Andreas Ehrencrona arguing that the foundation of Baudrillard's philosophy is the criticism of traditional, critical scientific thinking, replacing reality with the illusion of truth. The illusion is the immediate experience one has through the five senses, a subjective experience tainted by feelings and without rationalizations. http://cgi.student.nada.kth.se/cgi-bin/d95-aeh/get/baudrillardeng

18. Reason!: Improving Informal Reasoning Skills University of Melbourne Department of philosophy. html. van Gelder, TJ, Williams,N., Di Nicolantonio, R., Kemm, R. (1999) critical thinking in physiology A http://www.philosophy.unimelb.edu.au/reason/

The Reason! Project The Reason! project is developing a new method for improving reasoning skills. The method is centred on the Reason! software learning environment. Students using the Reason! approach are showing substantial gains in reasoning skill, as measured by pre- and post-testing using multiple tests. The Reason! method is under development in the Department of Philosophy, with support from ArtsIT, the University of Melbourne (TLMET) (1998-2000), the Australian Research Council (2001-3), and Austhink The project manager is Dr. Tim van Gelder Principal Investigators Tim van Gelder Geoff Cumming Associate Investigator Craig McInnis Research Assistants Angela Donohue Melanie Bissett Obtaining Reason! More information about obtaining Reason!Able Studies of Growth in CT Skills Our current list of studies for a meta-analysis of the effect of critical thinking subjects on critical thinking skills. Institutions Requiring Critical Thinking Current List Reason! Project Publications

19. EDST - Graduate Programs - M.A. And M.Ed. Specialties include Ethics and Education; Feminist Studies; Environmental Education; critical thinking, Epistemology, philosophy of Science and Education; Theories of Education, inc. John Dewey; Curriculum Theory; and philosophy and Educational Research. http://www.edst.educ.ubc.ca/programs/ed_philosophy.html#top

Ph.D. Ed.D. M.A. and M.Ed. For More Information Philosophy of Education Applicants interested in ethical, epistemological or conceptual issues in education, including curriculum theory, are encouraged to take advanced degrees in Philosophy of Education. The questions explored in this area of the department centre around: Degree Required Courses Research Methods Elective Courses Paper/Thesis M.Ed. Individualized None specified Varies None M.A. Individualized EDUC 500 Varies EDST 599 (6 credits) EDST - Department Home Page Site Map Search Faculty of Education Home Page ... UBC Home Page

20. Philosophy 10 Lessons, P. 5 . critical thinking. In The Strong Sense In The Weak Sense Noncriticalthinking. . Introduction. The Non-critical thinking. Unable http://www.santarosa.edu/~dpeterso/permanenthtml/Phil.CT.lessonsP5.html

Go to lesson: Fundamentals Elements of Thought Logical Attitude Basics of Logic Basics of Truth Theories of Truth Basis for Ethics Propaganda Propaganda Techniques Modalities Formal Logic Induction Writing Center Study Skills Critical Thinking In The Strong Sense In The Weak Sense Non-Critical Thinking Introduction "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates Critical thinking is much more than learning how to wield the tools of logic. It is much more than crushing your opponent. It is much more than defending your views. In fact, if you limit your critical thinking to those things, then you aren't a critical thinker at all. We exist in a world of quick communication. Those who wish to persuade us must compete with all the others for our attention. Ours is a world of 30 second sound bites, snappy commercials, and countless slogans. Many of us have no idea just how difficult it can be to arrive at proper conclusions. The persuaders want us to think that it's easy - all we need to do is feel good about the message. If we feel good about the message, then the message must be true, right? Wrong.

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 1     1-20 of 92    1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | Next 20