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What is critical thinking, why is it important, and how is it accomplished? In the book, "Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life", Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder present a definition, a reasoned argument for its necessity, and a series of exercises designed to allow the reader to internalize concepts of the book's central themes. Major themes touch on the reformation of our worldview, the apprehension of the extent of our ignorance, and the assessment of the quality of our thinking. The authors posit critical thinkers embrace the notion that beliefs are subject to change as a function of new evidence or better reasoning; change in the quality of this reasoning reveals inconsistencies between objective and subjective data that produce healthy skepticism rather than cynicism. Incremental movement away from egocentric thinking and prejudicial beliefs empowers the "ethical reasoner" with a more empathic understanding of alternative views unencumbered by self-delusion. The take home message here is that the lack of self-absorption and ego-centrism allows the critical thinker to examine questions from multiple perspectives. This examination c

Who reads Critical Thinking : Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life?

Author

Richard Paul - undifferentiated, Richard W. Paul, Linda Elder

Publisher

FT Press, Pearson Education [distributor

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780131517097

Category

business

Subjects

Self Help, Economics, Psychology

Rating

3.86 / 5 (370 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14