Critical Thinking: A Student's Introduction - Brossura

Bassham, Gregory; Irwin, William; Nardone, Henry; Wallace, James M.

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ISBN 10: 0071101543 ISBN 13: 9780071101547

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007

Riassunto

Gregory Bassham is Director of the Center for Ethics and Public Life and Chair of the Philosophy Department at King’s College (Pa.). He is the co-editor of The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy (Open Court, 2003), author of Original Intent and the Constitution: A Philosophical Study (Rowman & Littlefield, 1992), and co-editor of Powerweb: Critical Thinking (McGraw-Hill, 2003-2004). William Irwin is Associate Professor of Philosophy at King's College and Series Editor of Open Court's Popular Culture and Philosophy. Co-editor of The Simpsons and Philosophy (Open Court, 2001), his most recent book, The Matrix and Philosophy, was a New York Times Bestseller. Henry Nardone is Professor of Philosophy at King's College. His publications include scholarly articles on critical thinking and aesthetics. James M. Wallace is Professor of English at King's College. Author of Parallel Lives: A Novel Way to Learn Thinking and Writing (1999), Jim's essay, "A (Karl Not Groucho) Marxist in Springfield," appeared in The Simpsons and Philosophy (Open Court, 2001).

Su questo libro

Contenuti:

1: Introduction to Critical Thinking
2: Recognizing Arguments
3: Basic Logical Concepts
4: Language
5: Logical Fallacies-1
6: Logical Fallacies-2
7: Analyzing Arguments
8: Evaluating Arguments
9: A Little Categorical Logic
10: A Little Propositional Logic
11: Inductive Reasoning
12: Finding, Evaluating, and Using Sources
13: Writing Argumentative Essays
14: Thinking Critically about the Media
15: Science and Pseudoscience
Notes
Answers to Selected Exercises
Credits
Glossary / Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071101543
• ISBN 13: 9780071101547
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3