Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking
Thinking Critically about Critical Thinking
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00673.x
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
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2
通讯作者：
Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson
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作者：
Mulnix, Jennifer Wilson
作为一名哲学教授，我的中心目标之一是教学生批判性地思考。然而，决定批判性思维是否可以教授，甚至测量的一个困难是，对于批判性思维实际上是什么存在广泛的分歧。在这里，我反思了批判性思维的几个概念，并对它们进行了批判性的审视。我还将批判性思维与其他形式的心理过程区分开来，因为批判性思维经常与其他形式的心理过程混为一谈。接下来，我提出了我自己的批判性思维的概念，其中它基本上包括获得，发展和练习掌握陈述之间的推理联系的能力。最后，基于对批判性思维的描述，以及认知科学的最新研究，我提出了教学生批判性思维的最有效方法。
As a philosophy professor, one of my central goals is to teach students to think critically. However, one difficulty with determining whether critical thinking can be taught, or even measured, is that there is widespread disagreement over what critical thinking actually is. Here, I reflect on several conceptions of critical thinking, subjecting them to critical scrutiny. I also distinguish critical thinking from other forms of mental processes with which it is often conflated. Next, I present my own conception of critical thinking, wherein it fundamentally consists in acquiring, developing, and exercising the ability to grasp inferential connections holding between statements. Finally, given this account of critical thinking, and given recent studies in cognitive science, I suggest the most effective means for teaching students to think critically.