61. Philosophy 101: Syllabus Sonoma State University. philosophy 101 critical thinking thinking ThingsThrough. critical thinking for Decisions You Can Life With. http://www.sonoma.edu/people/s/swijtink/teaching/philosophy_101/syllabus.htm

Sonoma State University Philosophy 101: Critical Thinking Syllabus for Spring 2005 "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting or rejecting it." (Aristotle) Section 101-1 (#1805), MWF 9:00-9:50am, Nichols 242 Section 101-2 (#1806), MWF 10:00-10:50am, Stevens 2083 Section 101-3 (#1807), MWF 11:00-11:50am, Stevens 2083 Section 101-4 (#1808), MWF 1:00-1:50pm, Ives 34 Instructor: Zeno Swijtink Office: Nichols 326 Office hour: Wednesday, 2 - 3 pm sign-up! , by email, and by special appointment (f2f, or telephone) Phone: 664-3192 (also voice mail) email: swijtink@sonoma.edu (always put PHIL101-1, PHIL101-2, PHIL101-3, or PHIL101-4 in the subject header!!) Class email list addresses of my four sections this semester: PHIL-101-001-SP@sonoma.edu, PHIL-101-002-SP@sonoma.edu, PHIL-101-003-SP@sonoma.edu, or PHIL-101-004-SP@sonoma.edu. NB: Students are automatically subscribed to their class's email list under their SSU email account. To communicate with the instructor only use that account! Student are also enrolled in their WebCT section.

62. Critical Thinking We shall develop critical thinking skills and apply them in reading, The studyof philosophy provides the individual with essential critical thinking http://www.kings.edu/wtirwin/pages/courses/honors_280.html

Honors 280: FUNDAMENTALS OF PHILOSOPHY Fall 2005 INSTRUCTOR: WILLIAM IRWIN, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Philosophy EXT. 5493. wtirwin@kings.edu Webpage: http://www.kings.edu/wtirwin OFFICE HOURS: HAFEY-MARIAN 503 MW 1-1:50, TuTh 10:30-10:50 and 3:15-3:45, and always available by appointment COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will be a historical survey of philosophy in the West. We shall begin with the birth of philosophy and trace its development through the Middle Ages. The major figures we shall discuss include: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas. This course is the first semester of a two-semester Honors Philosophy offering. The second course, covering the early modern period through the contemporary period, will be offered in the spring semester. OBJECTIVES : In exploring the work of the major philosophers we shall address the basic questions of philosophy: What can I know? What should I do? What is real? Do human beings have free will? Can the existence of God be proven? What is evil? How can we deal with pain and difficulty in life? Students will learn to argue for their positions on these issues by criticizing and responding to the philosophers. We shall develop critical thinking skills and apply them in reading, discussing, and writng about philosophy. REQUIRED TEXTS Philosophic Classics 4th Edition: From Plato to Derrida, Baird and Kaufmann eds.

63. CSULA Philosophy Dept. - Certificate Program In Teaching Critical Thinking The state of California requires that critical thinking skills be taught throughoutthe The Department of philosophy at California State University, http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/phil/certificateprograminfo.htm

Certificate Program - Teaching Critical Thinking The state of California requires that critical thinking skills be taught throughout the curriculum. The Department of Philosophy at California State University , Los Angeles offers a certificate program in Teaching Critical Thinking designed for those with an interest in the theory and techniques of teaching critical thinking at either the college or secondary school level. The program provides training in methods of incorporating instruction in critical thinking in courses devoted to some other subject, as well as specific work in structuring and teaching critical thinking courses. One should note that this certificate is not equivalent to a teaching credential . Receipt of a certificate certifies that the student has completed this 24-unit program. Admission Requirements Applicants are expected to have some background in philosophy or another humanistic discipline and have completed PHIL 250: Introduction to Symbolic Logic, or the equivalent. Interested students should consult the program coordinator in the Department of Philosophy. Deficiencies in preparation may be remedied during the first quarters of enrollment in the program. No more than 25% of the course work completed for the Certificate may be transferred from another program.

64. Philosophy 404/EDTE 404 & 504/English 501: Critical Thinking For Educators 1999 critical thinking for Educators. philosophy 404/English 501/EDTE 404 504 Summer1999 June 14 July 8 MTWR 330600 3 Credits http://www.class.uidaho.edu/morourke/404-phil/Summer-99/Critical-thinking.html

Critical Thinking for Educators Summer 1999: June 14 July 8 MTWR 3:306:00 3 Credits Syllabus Lecture Notes Handouts Examinations ... O'Rourke Home

65. SFSU Bulletin 2005/06--Philosophy BA in philosophy and Religion Minor in philosophy Minor in philosophy and ReligionMA in philosophy Certificate in Teaching critical thinking http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/philoso.htm

Philosophy College of Humanities Dean: Paul Sherwin Department of Philosophy HUM 388 Chair: James Royse Faculty Professors Associate Professor Assistant Professors Programs B.A. in Philosophy B.A. in Philosophy and Religion Minor in Philosophy Minor in Philosophy and Religion M.A. in Philosophy Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking Program Scope Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Philosophy is traditionally defined as the love of wisdom, the ability to think well about the foundations of human action, the nature of reality, and the purposes and priorities of life. The department offers the opportunity for a systematic study of the philosophies of past and present, of East and West, a study that deepens and broadens one's outlook on the world and on human affairs, and thus provides a more secure basis on which to develop one's own philosophy. The enterprise of philosophy requires sharpening the skills necessary for clarifying premises, uncovering presuppositions (one's own and those of others), weighing the pros and cons of conflicting values, and analyzing concepts and issues. Courses in philosophy are frequently designed to help develop or increase these skills, a task that is sometimes more manageable if a restriction of attention is placed on a limited area of thought. Many of the courses concentrate on specific issues. Others are designed to provide an analytic and scholarly overview of an entire area or period. The department welcomes students from other majors or programs who wish to examine their own personal philosophy, investigate the philosophies of others, or sharpen their skills as independent thinkers.

66. SFSU Bulletin 96/97 - Philosophy BA in philosophy and Religion. Minor in philosophy. Minor in philosophy and Religion.MA in philosophy. Certificate in Teaching critical thinking http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/noindex/9697/programs/philoso.htm

Philosophy College of Humanities Dean: Nancy McDermid Department of Philosophy HUM 388 Chair: Donald Provence Faculty Professors Anton, Bach, Glanville, Needleman, Provence, Radcliff, Royse, Silvers, Syfers Associate Professors Harrison, Warren Programs B.A. in Philosophy B.A. in Philosophy and Religion Minor in Philosophy Minor in Philosophy and Religion M.A. in Philosophy Certificate in Teaching Critical Thinking Program Scope Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Philosophy is traditionally defined as the love of wisdom, the ability to think well about the foundations of human action, the nature of reality, and the purposes and priorities of life. The department offers the opportunity for a systematic study of the philosophies of past and present, of East and West, a study that deepens and broadens one's outlook on the world and on human affairs, and thus provides a more secure basis on which to develop one's own philosophy. The enterprise of philosophy requires sharpening the skills necessary for clarifying premises, uncovering presuppositions (one's own and those of others), weighing the pros and cons of conflicting values, and analyzing concepts and issues. Courses in philosophy are frequently designed in part to help develop or increase these skills, a task that is sometimes more manageable if a restriction of attention is placed to a limited area of thought. Many of the courses therefore concentrate on specific issues. Others are designed to provide an analytic and scholarly overview of an entire area or period. The department welcomes students from other majors or programs who wish to examine their own personal philosophy, investigate the philosophies of others, or sharpen their skills as independent thinkers.

67. Philosophy And Humanities Department - Douglas College Calendar philosophy provides a way of connecting our thinking history with our currentlives and Ethics, Social and Political philosophy and critical thinking http://www.douglas.bc.ca/calhtm/programs/phpd.htm

Introduction General Information Credentials Programs ... Home Philosophy and Humanities Department Humanities may provide a more comparative, descriptive, and/or interdisciplinary approach to philosophical ideas than do most philosophy courses. The Department of Philosophy and Humanities has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary teaching in the humanities, to the teaching of world religions (both eastern and western), and to the history of ideas and comparative thought. Three Humanities courses are currently in the Calendar. Philosophy provides a way of connecting our thinking history with our current lives and encourages us to discover central connections among the emotional, rational, spiritual, ethical, social and cultural aspects of life. Philosophy emphasizes thinking as a pleasurable end in itself, as a critical method of inquiry, and as a way of developing creative theories and hypotheses that enable us to take a new look at things. Any Philosophy course may serve as an introduction to philosophical thinking. However, most students will prefer to have the type of foundation offered by PHIL 1101, 1102 and/or 1103 before continuing on in Philosophy. PHIL 1101 is particularly recommended, because it provides a foundation in philosophical reasoning and the theory and practice of argumentation. Philosophy courses such as PHIL 1201, 1250, 1280 and 2360 assume an even greater capacity for mature thought and independent thinking than do the 1100-level philosophy courses numbered above 1150.

68. Oxford University Press - Critical Thinking Bookcover of The Power of critical thinking (ISBN 0195161424 ISBN13 Hugh Mercer Curtler, Professor of philosophy, Southwest Minnesota State http://www.oup.com.au/content/general.asp?ContentID=1499

69. Limbicnutrition.com - Food For The Pleasure Centre Of The Brain Sunday, 31 October 2004. The Limbicnutrition one page critical thinking portal . http//philosophy.hku.hk/think/project/miniguide.pdf Excellent http://www.limbicnutrition.com/critical/

Thinking Straight Internet Resources Critical Thinking Fallacies Propaganda Media Literacy ... Argumentation Last updated Thursday 9th June 2005 LOGICAL FALLACIES [back to top] http://www.positiveatheism.org/writ/sherm3.htm How Thinking Goes Wrong - Twenty-five Fallacies That Lead Us to Believe Weird Things by Michael Shermer - Superb http://gncurtis.home.texas.net/ The Fallacy Files - superb http://www.mega.nu:8080/ampp/www.geocities.com/athens/olympus/7695/fallacys.htm A Handbook of Fallacies http://www.intrepidsoftware.com/fallacy/welcome.htm Stephen Downes' excellent introduction to logical fallacies [note there are several pages - see prev and next buttons] http://gncurtis.home.texas.net/ The fallacy Files - Excellent http://www.246.dk/38tricks.html Old but good Thirty-eight dishonest tricks which are commonly used in argument, with the methods of overcoming them http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/ Nizkor's rendition of Dr. Michael C. Labossiere Fallacy Tutorial Pro 3 http://www.infidels.org/news/atheism/logic.html How to construct a logical argument from The Atheism Web - Excellent http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2003/7/18/205013/523

70. VTC - Philosophy And Critical Thinking In The National Curriculum The Virtual Teacher Centre provides news, events, resources, support for professionaldevelopment and information on all areas of interest to schools http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=92

71. VTC - Philosophy And Critical Thinking In The National Curriculum philosophy and critical thinking in the National Curriculum. Organisation Location.The purpose of this site is to promote and support the linking of http://curriculum.becta.org.uk/docserver.php?temid=92&output_register=lowhtml

72. Topical Index Logic, Science & Philosophy critical thinking MiniLessons Gardner, Martin. Fads and Fallacies in the Kourany, Janet A. Scientific Knowledge Basic Issues in the philosophy of http://skepdic.com/tilogic.html

Robert Todd Carroll SkepDic.com Click to order from Amazon Topical Index Skeptic's Dictionary topical index: ad hoc hypothesis apophenia appeal to authority argument to ignorance ... wishful thinking Recommended Reading Critical Thinking Mini-Lessons Gardner, Martin. Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1957), ... (New York: Random House, 1995). Visit the Carl Sagan room of the Skeptic's Bookstore for more books on logic and perception. Robert Todd Carroll Skeptic's Bookstore Last updated Science and Philosophy Web skepdic.com

73. Philosophy 120 Critical Thinking Syllabus for philosophy 120 critical thinking, Fall 2000. http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/t/l/tlr18/critical.html

74. What Is Thinking philosophy is a discipline that cultivates critical thinking. The philosophicalproject is a systematic endeavor which seeks a critical understand of all http://info1.nwmissouri.edu/~JEISWER/critic1.htm

What is Thinking? Thinking is the active process by which we develop understandings of ourselves, others and our world. The process of thinking enables us to solve problems, interpret information, make sense of our feelings and attitudes, discuss important issues, establish beliefs, and work toward the completion of goals. Thinking is an essential component in our life as a human being. What is Critical Thinking? Critical thinking is active and purposeful thinking about how we arrive at our understandings of ourselves, others and our world and selecting those modes of thinking which are most successful in clarifying and enhancing our understanding. Critical thinking, moreover, examines the assumptions of our beliefs, the connections between our beliefs, and the consequences of beliefs to discover how our beliefs impact our understanding of ourselves, others and our world. What are the rules of Critical Thinking? There are five rules which critical thinkers use to examine their beliefs and understanding of themselves, others and their world. These rules or criteria are: 1) consistencythe critical thinker attempts to discover and eliminate contradictions in thinking; 2) coherencythe critical thinker attempts to connect all of the various dimensions of thinking; 3) applicabilitythe critical thinker attempts to ensure that the model of understanding really fits human experiences; 4) adequacythe critical thinker attempts to ensure that the model of understanding is flexible enough to incorporate new experiences and data; 5) communicabilitythe critical thinker recognizes that thinking, knowing, and learning occur in a community of human beings and thereby the critical thinker attempts to ensure that the model of understanding is understandable to others.

75. Summit Store :: Topics :: Philosophy :: Critical Thinking The Summit Store The best book, audio, and curriculum on worldview and apologeticissues! http://store.summit.org/home.php?cat=41

76. Philosophy Loft critical thinking Principles critical thinking Web Log So, What Is philosophyAnyway? Discussion Groups General philosophy Web Log http://www.centroidcafe.com/Phil-N.htm

Main Café Philosophy Loft Are you confused by claims about stuff like: UFO reports Big Foot sightings ESP Plant awareness Conspiracies Table-top fusion " I really think we are all creating our own reality. I think I’m creating you right here. Therefore, I created the medium, therefore I created the entity, because I’m creating everything. – Shirley MacLaine "One can’t believe impossible things." – Alice, Through the Looking Glass "Why, sometimes before breakfast, I’ve believed as many as six impossible things." –The White Queen, Through the Looking Glass "I can’t believe that," said Alice. "Can’t you?" the Queen said in a pitying tone. "Try again: draw a long breath and shut your eyes." –Lewis Carroll "

77. Critical Thinking Course: Corbett Essay: Reflections On Wade Davis' Essay philosophy for Children critical thinking Current Semester Education Existentialism Miscellaneous Topics Moral philosophy Peace Issues http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/critical/corbett-davis.html

SOME REFLECTIONS ON WADE DAVIS AND HIS ESSAY: "THE PLANTS OF THE GODS" Bob Corbett Wade Davis is a scientist, specifically an ethnobotanist. Within that science he is a specialistof the use of hallucinogenic plants for religious purposes. I first met him in 1983 in Haiti. He was there to do research on zombies, having been sent to Haiti with pots-full of money by some pharmaceutical company to find the supposed drugs which created zombies. Since anesthesia is one of the most dangerous medical procedures, it was believed that if the zombie drugs could be found and if they really worked, perhaps they would be safer than the drugs currently used as anesthetics. The general belief was there were two drugs or poisons used in zombification: one to put one into a death-like trance and another to bring one back out; exactly what anesthetics are supposed to do. Davis was there to explore this area. From this experience he wrote three books, a very popular level book called THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW, a quite scholarly book which I highly recommend, PASSAGE OF DARKNESS, and his doctoral dissertation at Harvard University on which Passage is based. Additionally, he sold the rights to Serpent to Hollywood and either in extreme naivete or with some less flattering motivation, sold with the book all rights to the text. Hollywood produced a quite well-known horror movie of the same name as the book, THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW. This horror film, which I hear from horror film buffs is quite a decent horror film, was an utter horror for Haiti and the latest in a long-line of Hollywood films which denigrated the Haitian national religion, Voodoo, and portrayed this fairly ordinary religion as rank superstition and supernatural black magic.

78. Critical Thinking Course: Corbett Essay: Where Next In Critical Thinking coming to know more ABOUT critical thinking and science, I think the philosophy Whether an introduction to critical thinking (or even several http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/philosophy/critical/future.html

WHERE NEXT TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING ONES CRITICAL SKILLS? Bob Corbett PHIL 1010 01: June 5th until July 28th, 2000 If this course has been at all successful for you then two things will have happened: You will have some greater degree of understanding of the intellectual world, of what the dream of the Western modes of philosophy, science, mathematics and related inquiries are attempting to achieve, and what some of the fundamental assumptions are. You will have some working sense of some of the most basic and fundamental concrete skills of thinking and of working with ideas in a critical manner. However, unless you came into this course already fairly sophisticated in these areas, or unless you are simply exceptionally gifted intellectually, then you are now much more aware and some what skilled, but still in need of a great deal of training at the skill level and a great deal of intellectual exploration at the theoretical level. Where to go and how to proceed were you to wish to go forward: that is the question here. First in the area of skills. The best approach here would seem to be ACTION. Do critical thinking. Do it as much and as often as you can. Do it with people who are similarly motivated and skilled, even MORE skilled than you to motivate you to grow. It would be similar advice one would give for learning to play chess or basketball.

79. Cognitive Philosophy, Critical Thinking And Philosophy Of Science Faculty of Humanities School of Social Sciences Department of philosophy.Cognitive philosophy, critical thinking and philosophy of science http://www.up.ac.za/services/research/report2001/2002/Faculties/Humanities/FILO/

var imagesdir = "../../../../../Images/"; Research 2002 Research Interest Home Researchers Involved Research Output Postgraduate Student Projects Back To Department Research Interests Faculty of Humanities School of Social Sciences Department of Philosophy Cognitive philosophy, critical thinking and philosophy of science Cognitive philosophy focusses on the phenomena of consciousness of the mind, to find a solution as to its nature. Critical thinking focusses on valid argumentation, defining and solving problems, creative thinking and clarification of issues. Philosophy of Science investigates issues in contempory science eg. legitimising of knowledge, testing and hypothesising. New scientific paradigms are investigated and evaluated Related Links Department of Philosophy Home Page

80. Gavilan College Catalog -> Course Offerings -> Philosophy Class descriptions for philosophy at Gavilan College. This course introducescritical thinking and critical writing and their relationship. http://www.gavilan.edu/catalog/philosophy.htm

Gavilan Home 2003-2005 Catalog Course Offerings Philosophy PHIL 1 Introduction to Philosophy Units: 3 Hours: 3 Lecture Advisory: Eligible for English 1A. Transferable: CSU; UC; CSU-GE, C2; IGETC, 3B; AA/AS, C2; CAN: PHIL 2 This survey course covers the major areas of philosophy and examines central and significant questions such as: What can we know? What is it to reason correctly? Does God exist? How are we to distinguish moral right from wrong? What is the nature of reality? PHIL 2 Logic Units: 3 Hours: 3 Lecture Advisory: Eligible for English 1A. Transferable: CSU; UC; CSU-GE, A3; AA/AS, C2; CAN: PHIL 6 Logic is an art as well as a science. It is concerned with the principles and standards of correct reasoning. This course involves a thorough coverage of syllogistic and propositional logic. The emphasis is on techniques by which the validity of arguments can be tested and guaranteed. Practical applications of the subject are also discussed. PHIL 3 Ethics Units: 3 Hours: 3 Lecture Advisory: Eligible for English 1A.

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