RRAR! A Four Step Method for Critical Thinking in the Digital Age

IntroductionIn philosophy it’s often said that there are ‘lumpers’ and ‘spliters’. Lumpers try to unify discrete kinds under one category while spliters argue for maintaining (and insisting on more) distinctions between kinds. When it comes to critical thinking, I tend toward the former. Especially at the end of a semester, I always find myself obsessing […]

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Critical Thinking: The Secret Technique Professors Don’t Want You to Know!

IntroductionCritical thinking sounds fancy but it’s something most of us do everyday.  In fact, most of us are quite good at it…so long as we are properly motivated.   Unfortunately, we absolutely suck when the motivation is wrong–and I’m not talking about money. What do I mean by all this talk of correct and incorrect […]

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