Invitation To Critical Thinking - Couverture souple

Barry, Vincent; Rudinow, Joel; Letteri, Mark

 
9780176251475: Invitation To Critical Thinking

Synopsis

With the guidance of this internationally acclaimed text, you'll enhance your abilities to use critical thinking - a set of conceptual tools with associated skills and strategies for making reasonable decisions about what to do or believe - in your daily life. Whether you're analyzing the soundness of a media report, writing an effective paper, or simply problem confronting everyday issues, Invitation to Critical Thinking introduces you to a wide variety of strategies that will help guide your way.

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À propos de l'auteur

Vincent Barry is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Bakersfield College, having taught there for thirty-four years as well as being a highly successful philosophy textbook author. Joel Rudinow received his B.A. in Philosophy from the University of California at Santa Barbara and his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of British Columbia. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Western Ontario, Dartmouth College, and Sonoma State University. He is currently Chair of the Department of Philosophy at Santa Rosa Junior College and co-author of ETHICS AND VALUES IN THE INFORMATION AGE. Mark Letteri teaches Philosophy in the Windsor-Detroit area, and occasionally hosts a Philosophy cafe. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Waterloo, as well as an M.A. in Philosophy and B.A. in Psychology from the University of Windsor. Mark?s scholarly specialization is Continental Philosophy, with publications (in print and forthcoming) on Heidegger, Nietzsche, reasoning, philosophical practice, and educational development. Mark is also a former first-year studies coordinator and general education teacher, as well as a former test writer and academic editor.

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