Good Reasons for Better Arguments: An Introduction to the Skills and Values of Critical Thinking

by Jerome E. Bickenbach and Jacqueline M. Davis

This text introduces university students to the philosophical ethos of critical thinking, as well as to the essential skills required to practice it. The authors believe that Critical Thinking should engage students with issues of broader philosophical interest while they develop their skills in reasoning and argumentation. The text is informed throughout by philosophical theory concerning argument and communication--from Aristotle's recognition of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551110598
• ISBN13: 9781551110592
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 8.9"