Beyond Feelings: A Guide to Critical ThinkingThis succinct, interdisciplinary introduction to critical thinking successfully dares students to question their own assumptions and to enlarge their thinking through the analysis of the most common problems associated with everyday reasoning. The text offers a unique and effective organization: Part I explains the fundamental concepts; Part II describes the most common barriers to critical thinking; Part III offers strategies for overcoming those barriers. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
What Is Critical Thinking? | 15 |
What Is Truth? | 31 |
Copyright | |
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