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Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life (Hardcover)

by Richard W. Paul (Author), Linda Elder (Author) "The world is swiftly changing ..." (more)

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Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall (26 Jun 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0130647608
ISBN-13: 978-0130647603
Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.7 x 3 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 596,062 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Critical Thinking is about becoming a better thinker in every aspect of your life: in your career, and as a consumer, citizen, friend, parent, and lover. Discover the core skills of effective thinking; then analyze your own thought processes, identify weaknesses, and overcome them. Learn how to translate more effective thinking into better decisions, less frustration, more wealth Ñ and above all, greater confidence to pursue and achieve your most important goals in life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helping to gain access to our own reasoning! , 20 Jul 2008

By	C. Clayton "Author of The Re-Discovery of Com... (Tucson AZ) - See all my reviews

called Dr. G.) challenged us to not believe things just because they were so called "common knowledge." He showed us time and again how non-intuitive thinking is critical to being successful in our personal and professional lives. He once said to me: "Chuck, if you don't want to be like everyone else, don't act like everyone else!" These words resonated with me though the years. Being a critical thinker and asking tough questions can be difficult, but the rewards are freedom from the shackles of mediocrity and complacency.

Critical thinking by Richard Paul and Linda Elder teaches how to develop a deep understanding of how our mind functions. They provide many thought provoking ideas. Here are just a few:

* "Typically, people see mistakes in other's thinking without being able to credit the strengths in those opposing views."
* "Numerous problems exist in human life because people fail to understand the important role that information plays in everything we do."
* "One of the fundamentals of critical thinking is the ability to assess one's own reasoning."

The book also discusses pitfalls of critical thinking such as social conditioning, biased experience and self-delusion. Knowing the pitfalls is a key to avoiding them.

This and many other concepts like it make the book a powerful learning tool for critical thinking skills. Critical Thinking does an excellent job of presenting ideas to help modify thinking patterns and improve both professional and personal lives.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A useful guide to thinking critically., 24 Jan 2008

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The introduction to this book asserts that the world is becoming both more complex and less liberal as a result of knee-jerk reactions and short-term thinking. In contrast, say Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder, critical thinking helps people cope with the uncertainties of modern life and become more confident in their decisions. By mastering the tools and techniques of critical thinking, they say, readers will be able to improve their emotional and intellectual skills, their job performance and the success of their organizations. Their claims about material benefits may be somewhat exaggerated, so getAbstract suggests applying some of that critical thinking to the authors' generalizations. Nonetheless, their overall points are well-made, and readers will find these skills and techniques intriguing and very useful.

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