Informationen zum Autor Galen Foresman is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA. His research interests include ethics, philosophy of punishment, philosophy of religion, and philosophy as it applies to pop culture. He is the author of several book chapters and the editor of Supernatural and Philosophy (Wiley Blackwell, 2013).Peter S. Fosl is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Transylvania University, USA. A David Hume Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, his research interests include skepticism and the history of philosophy, as well as, topics in politics and religion. He is author or editor of many books, including The Big Lebowski and Philosophy (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), The Philosopher's Toolkit (second edition, Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and The Ethics Toolkit (Wiley Blackwell, 2007). He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access academic journal, CogentOA: Arts & Humanities.Jamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Broward College, USA. His primary research is in the social epistemology of epistemic advantage and expertise, especially as they influence testimony in practical fields such as medicine and business. He has published articles in journals such as Episteme and Journal of Applied Philosophy, and he is the co-author of Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, 2nd ed., What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Television (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and Philosophy Demystified (2011). Klappentext 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. 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 Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments xvIntroduction 1The Very Idea of Critical Thinking 1Critical thinking in the formal and empirical sciences 2Critical thinking, critical theory, and critical politics 4Critical thinking, finitude, and self-understanding 5Using this book 51 Basic Tools for Critical Thinking about Arguments 71.1 Claims 71.2 Arguments 111.3 Premises 131.4 Conclusions 162 More Tools for Critical Thinking about Arguments 192.1 Deductive and Inductive Arguments 192.2 Conditional Claims 222.3 Classifying and Comparing Claims 262.4 Claims and Definitions 292.5 The Critical Thinker's "Two Step": Validity and Soundness/Cogency and Strength 322.6 Showing Invalidity by Counterexample 353 Tools for Deductive Reasoning with Categories 393.1 Thinking Categorically 393.2 Categorical Logic 403.3 Translating English Claims to Standard Form 463.4 Formal Deduction with Categories: Immediate Inferences 503.5 Formal Deduction with Categories: Syllogisms 634 Tools for Ded...

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Galen Foresman is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA. His research interests include ethics, philosophy of punishment, philosophy of religion, and philosophy as it applies to pop culture. He is the author of several book chapters and the editor of Supernatural and Philosophy (Wiley Blackwell, 2013). Peter S. Fosl is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Transylvania University, USA. A David Hume Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, his research interests include skepticism and the history of philosophy, as well as, topics in politics and religion. He is author or editor of many books, including The Big Lebowski and Philosophy (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), The Philosopher's Toolkit (second edition, Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and The Ethics Toolkit (Wiley Blackwell, 2007). He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access academic journal, CogentOA: Arts & Humanities. Jamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Broward College, USA. His primary research is in the social epistemology of epistemic advantage and expertise, especially as they influence testimony in practical fields such as medicine and business. He has published articles in journals such as Episteme and Journal of Applied Philosophy, and he is the co-author of Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, 2nd ed., What's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics Through Television (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and Philosophy Demystified (2011).

Klappentext
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.

Zusammenfassung
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. 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

Inhalt

Acknowledgments xv Introduction 1 The Very Idea of Critical Thinking 1 Critical thinking in the formal and empirical scien…