編輯推薦
思辨能力的高下將決定一個人學業的優劣、事業的成敗乃至一個民族的興衰。在此意義上，我向全國中國小教師、高等學校教師和學生以及社會大眾鄭重推薦“思想者指南系列叢書”。相信該套叢書的普及閱讀和學習運用，必將有利於促進教育改革，提高人才培養質量，提升大眾思辨能力，為創新型國家建設和社會文明進步作出深遠的貢獻。（孫有中，教授，北京外國語大學副校長）
內容簡介
《什麼是批判性思維》是“思想者指南系列叢書”當中的一本，屬於該系列下的“基礎篇”，主要供廣大讀者使用。《什麼是批判性思維》介紹並闡述了批判性思維的概念、特點及方法，從而為讀者進行後續的學習和閱讀提供鋪墊。
作者簡介
Linda Elder：教育心理學專家、思辨研究專家，在美國多所大學任教，主要教授課程為教育心理學、思辨能力培養；思辨研究協會會長、思辨中心執行主任。Richard Paul：思辨研究專家，國際思辨研究運動主要負責人，已發表200餘篇與思辨研究相關的論文、出版25部論述思辨研究的著作。
目錄
Introduction for Teachers and Students..........i
There are Three Main Kinds of Thinkers..........1
The Fairminded Critical Thinker..........2
The Selfish Critical Thinker..........3
The Na?ve Thinker..........4
Developing Intellectual Character..........5
How to Become a Fairminded Critical Thinker..........6
Intellectual Standards Help You Think Better..........9
Be Clear: Don’t Confuse People..........10
Be Accurate: Make Sure It’s True..........11
Be Relevant: Make Sure You Stay on Track..........12
Be Logical: Make Sure Everything Fits Together..........13
Be Fair: Make Sure You Consider Others..........14
Some Important Intellectual Standards..........15
A Checklist of Questions You Can Ask to Target
Intellectual Standards..........16
Think About Fairness..........17
Journal Entry Focusing on Unfair Thinking and Behavior..........18
We Take Our Thinking Apart to Find Problems in Our Thinking — and Solve Them..........19
Think About Purpose..........20
State the Question..........21
Gather the Information..........22
Check Your Inferences..........23
Question Your Assumptions..........24
Clarify Your Concepts..........25
Understand Your Point of View..........26
Think Through the Implications..........27
Clarifying Inferences and Assumptions 28
Finding Your Inferences and Assumptions..........30
Critical Thinkers Seek Better Ways of Doing Things..........32
Strategies for Using the Parts of Thinking..........33
Analyzing Problems..........33
Analyzing Characters in a Story..........35
Analyzing Chapters in a Textbook..........37
Analyzing Experiments..........39
Analyzing the Data Collected (After Experiments)..........40
Analyzing Subjects or Disciplines..........41
Asking Questions in Class Which Target the Parts of Thinking..........42
Strategies for Clarifying and Understanding Important Ideas:
Clarifying Your Own Ideas, Clarifying What O
