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Critical thinking (also Logic)

Definition:

Definitions of critical thinking are disputed, but having the ability to think critically and to apply logic to research questions are seen as higher-level education outcomes.

 Useful resources on Critical thinking:

Hitchcock, D. (2018). Critical Thinking. E. N. Zalta (Ed.). The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophyhttps://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2018/entries/critical-thinking

History, definitions, examples, controversies, and links to additional resources.

Klement, K. (2020). Introduction to Logichttps://logic.umasscreate.net/

Online syllabus, lecture notes, readings, syllabus, and exercises.

Tags: IPS IA; IPS CritT; CPS CreaT; IPS WC; PSR ER; Comp   

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Last Updated: October 22, 2021

 

Editor: Stephanie Krueger Last modified: 22.10. 2021 15:10