
ISE Critical Thinking
McGraw-Hill Education (Publisher)
13th Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. April 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
1056 pages
978-1-260-57069-4 (ISBN)
Description
Critical Thinking focuses on skills students need to think for themselves. Through a practical and accessible approach core concepts in critical thinking are illustrated through real-world examples, extensive practice, and a thoughtful set of pedagogical features.
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Edition
13th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
57 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
742 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-260-57069-4 (9781260570694)
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Persons
Brooke Moore is a professor of philosophy at California State University, Chico, where he serves as Coordinator of the Critical Thinking Program. A former chair of the Philosophy and History departments, Moore was the University Outstanding Professor in 1996. He has served as a university Master Teacher and has coordinated the university's program for mentoring new faculty. His publications include The Power of Ideas (with Kenneth Bruder), The Cosmos, God, and Philosophy (with Ralph J. Moore), A Comprehensive Introduction to Moral Philosophy (with Robert Stewart), and other works.
Richard Parker is Professor Emeritus of philosophy at California State University, Chico. He has been three times chair of the university's Faculty Senate, Dean of Undergraduate Education, and Executive Assistant to the President and has received Professional Achievement Honors for his academic work. He has published in analytic philosophy, critical thinking, and philosophy of law, and his views on punishment and responsibility have been included in major anthologies. Outside academia, Parker is a semiprofessional flamenco guitarist, performing with dancers around and about northern California; he rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, plays golf for fun and pool for money, and spends as much time as possible in southern Spain.
Richard Parker is Professor Emeritus of philosophy at California State University, Chico. He has been three times chair of the university's Faculty Senate, Dean of Undergraduate Education, and Executive Assistant to the President and has received Professional Achievement Honors for his academic work. He has published in analytic philosophy, critical thinking, and philosophy of law, and his views on punishment and responsibility have been included in major anthologies. Outside academia, Parker is a semiprofessional flamenco guitarist, performing with dancers around and about northern California; he rides a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, plays golf for fun and pool for money, and spends as much time as possible in southern Spain.
Content
Chapter 1: Don't Believe Everything You ThinkChapter 2: Two Kinds of ReasoningChapter 3: Clear Thinking, Critical Thinking, and Clear Writing Chapter 4: Credibility Chapter 5: Rhetoric, the Art of PersuasionChapter 6: Relevance (Red Herring) FallaciesChapter 7: Induction FallaciesChapter 8: Formal Fallacies and Fallacies of LanguageChapter 9:Deductive Arguments I Categorical LogicChapter 10: Deductive Arguments II Truth-Functional LogicChapter 11: Inductive ReasoningChapter 12: Moral, Legal, and Aesthetic Reasoning