PHIL145 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Critical Thinking
2 May 2017
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Q: what is critical thinking: critical thinking is about how to think carefully and clearly about something. In one sense, critical thinking is the ability to understand and evaluate arguments. It is not how to make judgements of other people. Important to learn to understand and evaluate arguments; helps gain discernment and reliable beliefs. The individual seeks reliable beliefs from the information he/she is exposed to. The world contains facts, some truth tellers, some stupid people, and some liars, etc Critical thinking - a set of cognitive skills that acts as a barrier and helps filter the information and beliefs. Truth is allowed in, and falsity and lies are kept out. The individual persons with some assumptions, exaggerations, sometimes truth seeking, sometimes misleading others, having confusions, at times valuing ideology over accuracy, and other various tendencies. The world - the world is filled with people just like me except for some liars and stupid people.
