Living Philosophy: A Historical Introduction to Philosophical Ideas

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Oxford University Press Academic US

The Power of Critical Thinking, 6Ce is a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the essential components of critical thinking. Using clear, reader-friendly language and a wealth of examples drawn from contemporary culture, politics, and media, the text equips students with the skills through which they can become active, engaged critical thinkers.In Part One, the text introduces students to what critical thinking is and why it is important, the context in which it occurs, and the basics of assessing arguments. Part Two discusses reasons to believe or doubt claims and explains common patterns of faulty reasoning. In Part Three, the text delves into specific methods of deductive and inductive reasoning. Finally, Part Four introduces the method of inference to the best explanation and applies the skills of critical thinking to the fields of science, health, law, and ethics. Each chapter includes an extensive box program encouraging students to delve deeper into interesting topics and apply their critical thinking skills. The sixth edition includes the new Critical Thinking and the Media box type, which help students become more critical consumers of media by applying critical thinking to advertising, news, and other forms of media. In addition, hundreds of exercises throughout the text, many of which are updated or new to this edition, draw from real-life situations to provide students with abundant opportunities to practice their skills.

The Power of Critical Thinking 6CE

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The highly-anticipated second Canadian edition of The Power of Critical Thinking is a comprehensive, engaging introduction to the skills of scientific and moral reasoning, logic, and argumentative essay-writing. Starting with a look at the basic concepts required to think critically, the text explores such compelling topics as how to assess the credibility of a website, why it's important to be wary of advertising, and how psychological and social factors such as bias, habit, tradition, emotion, and philosophical outlook impede clear thinking.

The Power of Critical Thinking: Second Canadian Edition

The Power of Critical Thinking: Effective Reasoning About Ordinary and Extraordinary Claims, Third Edition, presents the broadest range of tools for today's critical thinking students to apply in any arena, from everyday life to academia, and from science to the media. It explores the essentials of critical reasoning, argumentation, logic, and argumentative essay writing while also incorporating important topics that most other texts leave out, such as "inference to the best explanation," scientific reasoning, evidence and authority, visual reasoning, and obstacles to critical thinking. The Power of Critical Thinking, Third Edition, integrates many pedagogical features, including hundreds of diverse exercises, examples, and illustrations; text boxes that apply critical thinking to student experience; step-by-step guidelines for evaluating claims, arguments, and explanations; a glossary of important terms; many reminders, summaries, and review notes; and five progressive, stand-alone writing modules interspersed throughout the text. Written in a student-friendly style and enhanced by humor, this text is ideal for courses in critical thinking, introduction to logic, informal logic, argumentative writing, and introduction to argumentation. New to the Third Edition: * Six new "Essays for Evaluation" (three pairs arranged in a pro/con format, each pair debating a single issue) * An expanded Chapter 11 on moral reasoning * New, more instructive photos that encourage critical thinking about visual elements * More guidance on doing research and judging sources * A revised text box program that includes "Newsmakers" and "From the Web" in addition to "For Further Thought" * Updated pop culture and political references and examples--many ripped from the headlines or drawn from everyday life Companion Resources * The Power of Critical Thinking, Third Edition, is supplemented by an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank in print and an Instructor's Manual with Computerized Test Bank on CD. The Computerized Test Bank is a completely customizable bank of questions to aid in the creation of exams and quizzes. Both versions of the Instructor's Manual feature notes on using the text effectively, sample syllabi, links to websites of interest, lectures in PowerPoint format, chapter summaries, and answers to the exercises in the text. * Also available is a Companion Website at www.oup.com/us/criticalthinking that includes all the information found in the Instructor's Manual along with a student study guide featuring a summary of the main points of each chapter, study questions, short review quizzes, flashcards, web links, and additional chapter exercises. * Course Cartridges for a variety of e-learning environments allow instructors to create their own course websites with the interactive material from the instructor and student companion websites.

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