
An Introduction to Critical Thinking and Creativity, Think More, Think Better
Lau(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 28. April 2011
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272 pages
978-1-118-03344-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is about the basic principles that underlie critical thinking and creativity. The majority of the content is on critical thinking since more topics are naturally involved and since they can be discussed readily and systematically. The last few chapters are devoted to creativity and research methodology, not typical the book's plethora of competition. Each chapter introduces a specific topic, usually by introducing the relevant theories in conjunction with realistic examples that show how the theories can be applied. Each chapter concludes with a set of exercises whose solutions are detailed at the rear of the book. While the writing style is purposefully informal, the presentation is complete, at least with respect to the intended introductory level.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
666 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-03344-9 (9781118033449)
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12/2011
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04/2011
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Person
Joe Y. F. Lau, PhD , is Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lau teaches critical thinking, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science. He has authored and coauthored numerous books and articles in philosophy, and he was awarded a university teaching fellowship for teaching excellence.
Content
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Thinking and writing clearly. 3. Definitions. 4. Necessary and sufficient conditions. 5. Linguistic pitfalls. 6. Truth. 7. Basic logic. 8. Identifying arguments. 9. Valid and sound arguments. 10. Inductive reasoning. 11. Argument mapping. 12. Argument analysis. 13. Scientific reasoning. 14. Mill's methods. 15. Reasoning about causation. 16. Diagrams of causal processes. 17. Statistics and probability. 18. Thinking about values. 19. Fallacies. 20. Cognitive biases. 21. Analogical reasoning. 22. Making rational decisions. 23. What is creativity? 24. Creative thinking habits. Solutions to exercises. Bibliography. Index.