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1、BEYONDFEELINGSAGUIDETOCRITICALTHINKINGbyVINCENTRYANRUGGIERORogerHuP1-C02-1CONTENTSi.Introductionii.WhoareYOUiii.WhatisCRITICALTHINKINGiv.WhatisTRUTHv.WhatdoesitmeantoKNOWvi.HowGOODareyourOPINIONsvii.TheBasicProblem-MINEISBETTERviii.RESISTANCEtochangeix.CONFORMITYx.FACE-SAVINGxi.STEREO
2、TYPINGxii.OVERSIMPLIFICATIONxiii.HASTYCONCLUSIONSxiv.UNWARRANTEDASSUMPTIONSxv.LOGICALFALLACIESxvi.TheproblemsinCOMBINATIONxvii.KnowingYourselfxviii.BeingObservantxix.ClarifyingIssuesxx.ConductingInquiryxxi.InterpretingEvidencexxii.AnalyzingViewpointsxxiii.FormingJudgmentsxxiv.SomeCont
3、emporaryIssuesRogerHuP1-C02-2INTRODUCTIONBeyondFeelingsisdesignedtointroduceyoutothesubjectofcriticalthinking.Thesubjectisundoubtedlynewtoyoubecauseitisnottaughtinmostelementaryandsecondaryschools.Infact,untilfairlyrecentlyitwasnottaughtinmostcolleges.Duringthe1960sandmuchofthe1970sth
4、eemphasiswasmoreonsubjectivitythanonobjectivity,moreonfeelingthanonthought.Overthepasttenyears,however,anumberofstudiesofAmerica'sschoolshavecriticizedtheneglectofcriticalthink,andagrowingnumberofeducatorsandleadersinbusiness,industry,andtheprofessionshaveurgedthedevelopmentofnewcours
5、esandteachingmaterialstoovercomethatneglect.Itisnoexaggerationtosaythatcriticalthinkingisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsyouwillstudyincollegeregardlessofyouracademicmajor.Thequalityofyourschoolwork,youreffortsinyourcareer,yourcontributionstocommunitylife,andyourconductofpersonalaffairsw
6、illalldependonyourabilitytosolveproblemsandmakedecisions.Thebookhasfourmainsections.Thefirst,"TheContext,"willhelpyoutounderstandsuchimportantconceptsasindividuality,thinking,truth,knowledge,andopinionandtoovercomeattitudesandideasthatobstructcriticalthinking.Thesecondsection,"TheProb
7、lems,"willteachyoutorecognizeandavoidninecommonerrorsthatoftenoccur,singlyorincombination,duringthethinkingprocess.Thethirdsection,"AStrategy,"willhelpyouacquirethevariousskillsusedinaddressingproblemsandissues.Thissectionincludestipsonidentifyingandovercomingyoupersonalintellectualwe
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