SSH 105 Lecture Notes - Critical Thinking

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Social Sciences and Humanities
• Course: SSH 105
• Professor: David Hunter

Document Summary

Critical thinking is reasonable and reflective thinking aimed at deciding what to believe and what to do. robert ennis. It demands that we have reasons for our beliefs and decisions. It requires thinking what the appropriate methods are to use in certain situations. Critical thinking (ct) helps us attain knowledge (which is justified, true, belief) Justification: means that the belief is based on enough of the right kind of evidence. Belief: an attitude about how things are what the facts are. (these three elements of knowledge are independent of one another. ) People can have evidence which is true however hey themselves can"t believe it (girl has evidence that her boyfriend is cheating and it"s true however she can"t believe it) denial. To achieve true knowledge you need all three elements. With ct our beliefs are justified and since justified beliefs are more likely to be true, it can help us gain knowledge.