Critical Thinking for College Students

Download or read book Critical Thinking for College Students written by Jon Stratton and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of critical thinking, according to this text, is rethinking: that is, reviewing, evaluating, and revising thought. The approach of Critical Thinking for College Students is pragmatic and pluralistic: truth is viewed in terms of public confirmation and consensus, rather than with regard to naive realism, relativism, or popular opinion. The value of empathy and the legitimacy of diverse points of view are stressed. Nevertheless, it is necessary to use specific linguistic, logical, and evidential standards in order to evaluate thought.-- Publisher.