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All critical thinking texts aim to make their students critical thinkers for life, but unlike other texts, THiNK was written from the framework of understanding that students approach their worlds from a place of opinions and feelings. Judith Boss begins by proposing three stages of critical thinking development: Dualism: thinking things are either right or wrong; Relativism: accepting that not everything is right/wrong, and subsequently thinking all opinions are equally valid, and finally, Commitment:choosing a position based on careful reasoning. Judith Boss has found that the majority of her students come to class in the relativism stage. THiNK guides students to the final stage of critical thinking development by showing students the importance of overcoming their feelings and opinions to commit to positions based on reason and logic. In the process, students learn to apply critical thinking to their every day lives.
This innovative program provides instructors with scholarly yet succinct content on critical thinking and logical argumentation in a format that is portable, current, and captivating. With extensive opportunity for application and practice, and groundbreaking digital content (Connect Critical Thinking), THiNK directs students to make connections between skill development and application to their college studies, careers, and personal lives.
Connect Critical Thinking is a first: a learning program with pedagogical tools that are anchored in research on critical thinking. Connect actively and personally engages students in thinking critically while also showing students how to apply those thinking skills in everyday life. Connect provides assignable and assessable exercises including real-life simulations that are tied to learning objectives, providing students with immediate feedback and allowing instructors to track student progress.
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- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 2 edition (January 7, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0078038200
- ISBN-13: 978-0078038204
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I used this textbook for my class last semester, and have decided to use it again. The main reason is that it includes nice things you don't usually find in critical thinking textbooks; data from psychology is one. The discussions regarding reason and emotion is more nuanced and helpful than the usual "Reason is good, emotion is bad" you find. Also discussions about the relationship between reason and faith is also more balanced than the usual blunt evidentialism in logic textbooks.
Drawbacks include:
1. The cover/style. Not only is it poor taste, it's also hypocritical (see other reviews --- they make the point well).
2. The textbook seems biased towards the left. The author gives the impression of being a feminist and a Buddhist with some leftist leanings (she seems to reject the Sanctity of Life principle, for example). Of course, this is neither bad nor good, but she writes in such a way as to make it seem that these controversial positions are actually what all critical thinkers should adopt. I get the sense that she thinks critical thinking doesn't help you so much in deciding whether to be a feminist or a progressive political activist, but how best to be a feminist or a progressive political activist. Example: She claims that a person needs emotional intelligence so she will not be hindered in her protests against torture and high civilian casualties in the Iraq War. Maybe so, but should one just assume that this is something to protest? Some might argue that civilian casualties, though unfortunate, are necessary for a greater good. The same might go for torture (example: someone might know information that would save millions, and the only way to get the information is through torture).
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