critical-thinking
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Critical thinking as philosophical practice. Covers the Socratic method (elenchus), argument identification and reconstruction, premise evaluation, fallacy detection (formal and informal), charitable interpretation (principle of charity), dialectical thinking (thesis-antithesis-synthesis), thought experiment methodology, philosophical writing and reading, intellectual virtues (humility, courage, empathy, honesty), Dewey's reflective thinking, and critical thinking applied to everyday reasoning. Use when analyzing arguments, practicing Socratic questioning, evaluating reasoning, or developing philosophical method.
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