Reason in the Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking (Second Edition)
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- Synopsis
- Reason in the Balance focuses broadly on the practice of critical inquiry, the process of carefully examining an issue in order to come to a reasoned judgment. This text emphasizes the various aspects that go into the practice of inquiry, including identifying issues and relevant contexts, understanding competing cases, and making a comparative judgment. Distinctive Features of the Text are: Emphasis on applying critical thinking to complex issues with competing arguments; Inclusion of chapters on inquiry in specific contexts; Attention to the dialogical aspects of inquiry, including sample dialogues; Emphasis on the spirit of inquiry. The Second Edition Features: (i) updated examples and items of current interest (ii) new dialogues on vaccination, prostitution, and climate change (iii) new material on biases in reasoning, including emotional and psychological, social, and cognitive biases (iv) material on deduction and formal logic supplemented with Appendix on Logic on the Web site, including links for further learning and practice.
- Copyright:
- 2016
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 58 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781624664779
- Publisher:
- Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
- Date of Addition:
- 09/28/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Textbooks, Psychology, Education, Philosophy
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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