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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-10047065869X

ISBN-139780470658697

eBay Product ID (ePID)15038303083

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameCritical Thinking Toolkit

SubjectEducational Psychology, General, Logic

Publication Year2016

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPhilosophy, Education

AuthorJamie C. Watson, Galen A. Foresman, Peter S. Fosl

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight21.7 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2016-006532

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

SynopsisThe Critical Thinking Toolkit is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential knowledge and methods for clear, analytical, logical thinking and critique in a range of scholarly contexts and everyday situations. Takes an expansive approach to critical thinking by exploring concepts from other disciplines, including evidence and justification from philosophy, cognitive biases and errors from psychology, race and gender from sociology and political science, and tropes and symbols from rhetoric Follows the proven format of The Philosopher's Toolkit and The Ethics Toolkit with concise, easily digestible entries, "see also" recommendations that connect topics, and recommended reading lists Allows readers to apply new critical thinking and reasoning skills with exercises and real life examples at the end of each chapter Written in an accessible way, it leads readers through terrain too often cluttered with jargon Ideal for beginning to advanced students, as well as general readers, looking for a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to critical thinking, The Critical Thinking Toolkit is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential knowledge and methods for clear, analytical, logical thinking and critique in a range of scholarly contexts and everyday situations., The Critical Thinker s Toolkit is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential tools and methods for clear, analytical, logical thinking and critique in a range of scholarly contexts and everyday situations. Following the proven format of The Philosopher s Toolkit and The Ethics Toolkit , it contains concise, easily digestible entries, see also recommendations that connect topics, and recommended reading lists. This guide takes an expansive approach by exploring concepts from other disciplines typically excluded from discussions of critical thinking. In addition to basic logic, the authors cover evidence and justification from philosophy, cognitive biases and errors from psychology, race and gender from sociology and political science, tropes and symbols from rhetoric, and much more. Exercises and real life examples at the end of each chapter allow readers to apply new critical thinking and reasoning skills. Ideal for beginning to advanced students, as well as general readers, this is a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to critical thinking. The Critical Thinker s Toolkit gives readers the knowledge they need to become discerning, engaged, and empowered thinkers in the world today.

LC Classification NumberBC177.F67 2016