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An introduction to critical thinking and creativity : think more, think better /

"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 r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lau, Joe Y. F., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Introduction
  • Thinking and writing clearly
  • Definitions
  • Necessary and sufficient conditions
  • Linguistic pitfalls
  • Truth
  • Basic logic
  • Identifying arguments
  • Valid and sound arguments
  • Inductive reasoning
  • Argument mapping
  • Argument analysis
  • Scientific reasoning
  • Mill's methods
  • Reasoning about causation
  • Diagrams of causal processes
  • Statistics and probability
  • Thinking about values
  • Fallacies
  • Cognitive biases
  • Analogical reasoning
  • Making rational decisions
  • What is creativity?
  • Creative thinking habits
  • Solutions to Exercises
  • Bibliography
  • Index.