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The Art of Creative Critical Thinking

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John C.S. Kim

In this one volume, John C.S. Kim offers a way for each reader to find one's own creative approach to resolve the riddles of life. The author examines critical issues facing individuals today and challenges the reader to determine the nature of the complex problems which stem from the lack of a sound moral foundation, learn and master analytical methods, and apply these skills creatively and constructively to resolve problems.
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University Press of America
Pages: 430 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-8191-9598-2 • Paperback • August 1994 • $91.99 • (£71.00)
Subjects: Philosophy / Methodology
John C.S. Kim is Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.
Chapter 1 Forces of Language: Creative Thinking for a Critical Time; Mind and Thinking; Language; Definition
Chapter 2 Deductive Reasoning: Proposition; Immediate Inferences; Deductive Reasoning
Chapter 3 Inductive Reasoning: From Cause to Inductive Reasoning; Enumeration; Inductive Reasoning by Analogy; John Stuart Mill's Method
Chapter 4 Informal Fallacies and Propaganda: Ambiguity; Fallacies Arising from Inattention to Subject Matter; Propaganda
Chapter 5 Appendices

The Art of Creative Critical Thinking

Revised Edition

Cover Image
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • In this one volume, John C.S. Kim offers a way for each reader to find one's own creative approach to resolve the riddles of life. The author examines critical issues facing individuals today and challenges the reader to determine the nature of the complex problems which stem from the lack of a sound moral foundation, learn and master analytical methods, and apply these skills creatively and constructively to resolve problems.
Details
Details
  • University Press of America
    Pages: 430 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-8191-9598-2 • Paperback • August 1994 • $91.99 • (£71.00)
    Subjects: Philosophy / Methodology
Author
Author
  • John C.S. Kim is Professor of Philosophy at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, California.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 Forces of Language: Creative Thinking for a Critical Time; Mind and Thinking; Language; Definition
    Chapter 2 Deductive Reasoning: Proposition; Immediate Inferences; Deductive Reasoning
    Chapter 3 Inductive Reasoning: From Cause to Inductive Reasoning; Enumeration; Inductive Reasoning by Analogy; John Stuart Mill's Method
    Chapter 4 Informal Fallacies and Propaganda: Ambiguity; Fallacies Arising from Inattention to Subject Matter; Propaganda
    Chapter 5 Appendices

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