Critical Reasoning and Philosophy
Critical Reasoning and Philosophy

Author: M. Andrew Holowchak

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2011-09-16

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1442205237

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Critical Reasoning & Philosophy has been praised as an innovative and clearly written handbook that teaches new philosophy students how to read, evaluate, and write in a critical manner. Concise, accessible language and ample use of examples and study modules help students gain the basic knowledge necessary to succeed in undergraduate philosophy courses, and to apply that knowledge to achieve success in other disciplines as well. With a reorganized presentation, fresh modules, new examples and illustrations, the second edition is even more clear and accessible to students.

Critical Reasoning
Critical Reasoning

Author: Marianne Talbot

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-05-05

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9781512066029

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This book will help you to reason critically; to recognise, analyse and evaluate arguments and to classify them as inductive or deductive. It will introduce you to fallacies (bad arguments that look like good arguments) and, in two optional chapters, to the rudiments of formalisation. Linked to Marianne Talbot's hugely successful Critical Reasoning podcasts (downloaded 4 million times from iTunesU!), and full of interactive exercises and quizzes, the book was written to satisfy demand from fans of the podcasts. Marianne is the Director of Studies in Philosophy at Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education.

Critical Reasoning in Ethics
Critical Reasoning in Ethics

Author: Anne Thomson

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1134694083

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Critical Reasoning in Ethics is an accessible introduction that will enable students, through practical exercises, to develop their own skills in reasoning about ethical issues such as: * analysing and evaluating arguments used in discussions of ethical issues * analysing and evaluating ethical concepts, such as utilitarianism * making decisions on ethical issues * learning how to approach ethical issues in a fair minded way Ethical issues discussed include the arguments about abortion, euthanasia, capital punishment, animal rights, the environment and war. The book will be essential reading for philosophy, health, social work and nursing courses.

Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking

Author: Tracy Bowell

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780415240178

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A much-needed guide to thinking critically for oneself and how to tell a good argument from a bad one. Includes topical examples from politics, sport, medicine, music, chapter summaries, glossary and exercises.

Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking

Author: Robert Arp

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-10-22

Total Pages: 457

ISBN-13: 1472595696

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'You shouldn't drink too much. The Earth is round. Milk is good for your bones.' Are any of these claims true? How can you tell? Can you ever be certain you are right? For anyone tackling philosophical logic and critical thinking for the first time, Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well provides a practical guide to the skills required to think critically. From the basics of good reasoning to the difference between claims, evidence and arguments, Robert Arp and Jamie Carlin Watson cover the topics found in an introductory course. Now revised and fully updated, this Second Edition features a glossary, chapter summaries, more student-friendly exercises, study questions, diagrams, and suggestions for further reading. Topics 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 With real life examples, advice on graduate school entrance exams and an expanded companion website packed with additional exercises, an answer key and help with real life examples, this easy-to-follow introduction is a complete beginner's tool set to good reasoning, analyzing and arguing. Ideal for students in basic reasoning courses and students preparing for graduate school.

Thinking from A to Z
Thinking from A to Z

Author: Nigel Warburton

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780415222808

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With 'Thinking from A to Z', Nigel Warburton presents an alphabetically arranged guide to help readers understand the art of arguing. This fully updated edition has many new entries including lawyer's answer, least worst option, stonewalling, sunk-cost fallacy and tautology.

How to Think Straight
How to Think Straight

Author: Antony Flew

Publisher: Prometheus Books

Published: 2010-10-05

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1615922156

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Practical reasoning and clear thinking are essential for everyone if we are to make sense of the information we receive each day. Being able to quickly know the difference between valid and invalid arguments, the contradictory versus the contrary, vagueness and ambiguity, contradiction and self-contradiction, the truthful and the fallacious, separates clear thinkers from the crowd. How to Think Straight lays the foundation for critical reasoning by showing many ways in which our thinking goes awry. Celebrated philosopher Antony Flew entertainingly instructs on the many and varied faults that occur in argument, the power of reason, how to challenge assertions and find evidence, and how not to be persuaded by half-truths. Flew also examines poor reasoning, and why we should be concerned with finding the truth. Lucid, terse, and sensible, with study questions and exercises to help along the way, this enlightening second edition will help you develop the skills necessary to argue and reason effectively by following a few simple, easy-to-remember directions.

Critical Reasoning in Contemporary Culture
Critical Reasoning in Contemporary Culture

Author: Richard A. Talaska

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1992-01-01

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 9780791409794

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Here we have, for the first time in a single volume, diverse perspectives on the meaning, conditions, and goals of critical reasoning in contemporary culture. Part One emphasizes critical reasoning and education, engaging the debate over the connection between critical reasoning skills and the learning of the content. Part Two offers analyses of the theoretical, methodological, and historical debates concerning critical reasoning abilities. The authors represent a variety of disciplines and theoretical approaches which lend the book valuable intellectual pluralism. The book evaluates other aspects of critical thinking such as creativity, insight, questioning, learning, practical thought, interpretation, intellectual prejudice, and the historical and temporary aspects of thought.

Critical Reasoning and Philosophy
Critical Reasoning and Philosophy

Author: Andrew Holowchak

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 9780742534254

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Critical Reasoning & Philosophy is an innovative and clearly written handbook that teaches studnets how to read critically, think critically while they read, and write thoughtful, sound arguments in response.

Critical Reasoning
Critical Reasoning

Author: Anne Thomson

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 0415241200

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Reasoning is the everyday process through which we draw conclusions from facts or evidence. This book provides a topical and exercise-based introduction to critical thinking.