What Critical Thinkers Can Learn From Good Actors

What Critical Thinkers Can Learn From Good Actors

(1) Video Library > 1. Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It's Important

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Introduction

  • About the Videos in This Course

Part 1: Why Critical Thinking is Important

  • Logical Self-Defense
  • Personal Empowerment
  • Liberal Democracy and Civic Duty
  • Philosophy and the Search for Wisdom

Part 2: The Five Pillars of Critical Thinking

  • The Five Pillars of Critical Thinking
  • Logic for Critical Thinkers
  • Argumentation versus Rhetoric
  • Critical Thinking's Dirty Secret: The Importance of Background Knowledge
  • What Critical Thinkers Can Learn From Good Actors

Part 3: The Aims and Goals of Critical Thinking

  • What Are the Aims of Critical Thinking?
  • Improving the Quality of Beliefs, Judgments and Decisions
  • Think Fast! Why Critical Thinkers Need to Pay Attention to Dual-Process Theories of Rationality
  • What is Critical Thinking For? How to Decide What Goes in Your Critical Thinking Toolbox