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What is Critical Thinking?

"Critical thinking has its basis in intellectual values that go beyond subject-matter divisions and which include: clarity, accuracy, precision, evidence, thoroughness and fairness."
Wikipedia-Critical Thinking (11/26/06)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking

On this page are titles of (and some links to) articles, books, and essays that discuss a range of perspectives on the meaning of critical thinking.

On-Line Articles

• Bachelors, buckyballs, and ganders: Seeking analogues for definitions of "critical thinker"
  By Stephen P. Norris
  http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/PES-yearbook/92_docs/Norris.HTM

• Critical Thinking: An Introduction
  By Alec Fisher (2001)
  http://assets.cambridge.org/052100/9847/sample/0521009847ws.pdf

• Critical Thinking: A Statement of Expert Consensus for Purposes of Educational Assessment and Instruction: Executive Summary
  “The Delphi Report”
  By Peter A. Facione (1990)
  http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/DEXadobe.PDF

• Critical Thinking: What Is It Good for? (In Fact, What Is It?)
  By Howard Gabennesch (2006)
  http://www.csicop.org/si/2006-02/thinking.html

• Critical Thinking: What It Is and Why It Counts
  By Peter A. Facione (2006)
  http://www.insightassessment.com/pdf_files/what&why2006.pdf

• Defining Critical Thinking
  By Michael Scriven & Richard Paul (2004)
  http://www.criticalthinking.org/aboutCT/definingCT.shtml

• Handbook of Critical Thinking Resources
  By Prince George’s Community College Faculty Members
  http://academic.pg.cc.md.us/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/handbook.pdf

• How to be a Critical Thinker
  By Carole Wade & Carol Tavris (1998)
  http://www.rit.org/essays/think/critical_thinker.html

• An Introduction to Critical Thinking
  By Steven D. Schafersman (1991)
  http://www.freeinquiry.com/critical-thinking.html

• Reasoning
  By Rick Garlikov
  http://www.akat.com/reasoning.htm

• What “Critical” Means in “Critical Thinking”
  By Donald Jenner
  http://www.citigraphics.net/jenner/djenner/archive/CritiqueAndCriticalThinking.pdf

• What is Critical Thinking?
  By William Graham Sumner (1906)
  http://www.criticalthinking.org/aboutCT/sumnersDefinitionCT.shtml

• Why be Critical? (or Rational, or Moral?): On the Justification of Critical Thinking
  By Christine McCarthy
  http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/EPS/PES-yearbook/92_docs/McCarthy.htm

Bibliography

Note: Underlined titles are linked to MCCCD Libraries holdings.

Barnes, C. A. (Ed.). (1992). Critical thinking: Educational imperative. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
BC177 .C75 1992: CGC PVC

Baron, J. (2000). Thinking and deciding (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Barry, V. E. (1990). Invitation to critical thinking. Fort Worth, TX: Holt, Rinehart, & Winston. 
BC177 .B35 1990: CGC SMC

Bowell, T. (2002). Critical thinking: A concise guide. New York: Routledge. 
B809.2 .B69 2002: EMC

Browne, M. N., & Keeley, S. M. (2007). Asking the right questions: A guide to critical thinking. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
PN83 .B785 2007: PCC
PN83 .B785 2004: EMC
PN83 .B785 2001: MCC
PN83 .B785 1998: GWC
PN83 .B785 1990: EMC PCC

Capaldi, N. (1987). The art of deception: An introduction to critical thinking.  Buffalo, NY: Prometheus.
BC177 .C345 1987: MCC

Carey, S. S. (1988). Introduction to argument analysis: A critical thinking handbook. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt.
BF441 .C277 1988: PCC

Chaffee, J. (2006). Thinking critically. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. 
B105.T54 C42 2006: GCC
B105.T54 C42 2000: PCC

Clabaugh, G. K., & Rozycki, E. G. (1997). Analyzing controversy: An introductory guide. Sluice Dock & Guilford, CT: Dushkin & McGraw-Hill.
BC177 .C53 1997: EMC GCC MCC PCC PVC

Cottrell, S. (2005). Critical thinking skills: Developing effective analysis and argument.  New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
BF441 .C68 2005: PVC

Dawes, R. M. (1988). Rational choice in an uncertain world. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

Dawes, R. M. (2001). Everyday irrationality: How pseudo-scientists, lunatics, and the rest of us systematically fail to think rationally. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Fisher, A. (2001). Critical thinking: An introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
BF441 .F497 2001: EMC

Gilovich, T. (1993). How we know what isn't so : the fallibility of human reason in everyday life. New York: Free Press.
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Graff, G. (2003). Clueless in academe: How schooling obscures the life of the mind. New Haven: Yale University Press.

Halpern, D. F. (2003). Thought & knowledge: An introduction to critical thinking(4th ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 
BF441 .H25 2003: GCC MCC
BF441 .H25 1989 PCC

Kahneman, D., Slovic, P., & Tversky, A. (1982). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

King, P. M., & Kitchener, K. S. (1991). Developing reflective judgment: Understanding and promoting intellectual growth and critical thinking in adolescents and adults. San Francisco: Josey-Bass Publishers.

Knutson, R., & Treadaway, G. (2000). Critical thinking and listening: Understanding the basics. Dubuque, IA: Kendall. 
BC 177 .K68 2000: SCC

Kuhn, D. (1991). The skills of argument. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Missimer, C. A. (1995) Good arguments: An introduction to critical thinking. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
BC177 .M57 1995: PVC

Mitroff, I. I. (1998). Smart thinking for crazy times: The art of solving the right problems. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
BF449 .M6 1998: RSC

Patten, B. M. (2004). Truth, knowledge, or just plain bull: How to tell the difference — A handbook of practical logic and clear thinking. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books.

Piatelli-Palmarini, M. (1994). Inevitable illusions: How mistakes of reason rule our minds. Wiley & Sons.

Ruchlis, H. (1990). Clear thinking: A practical introduction. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus.
BF441 .R78 1990: GCC PCC

Ruggiero, V. R. (1996) Becoming a critical thinker. Rapid City, SD : College Survival.
BF455 .R829 1996: CGC

Ruggiero, V. R (2001). Beyond feelings: A guide to critical thinking. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield.
BF441 R85 2001: GCC
BF441 .R85 1998: PVC
BF455 .R83 1984: GCC

Ruggiero, V. R. (2001). The art of thinking: A guide to critical and creative thought. New York: Longman.
BF455 .R828 2001: GCC
BF455 .R828 1988: PVC
BF455 .R828 1988: RSC

Sagan, C. (1996). The demon-haunted world: Science as a candle in the dark. Random House.

Schick, Jr., T., & Vaughn, L. (2002). How to think about weird things: Critical thinking for a New Age (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
BC177 .S32 2002: GCC
BC177 .S32 1999: RSC
BC177 .S32 1994: MCC SCC

Shermer, M. (1997). Why people believe weird things. Freeman.

Sutherland, S. (1994). Irrationality: Why we don't think straight! Rutgers University Press.

Walters, K. S. (Ed.) (1994). Re-thinking reason: New perspectives in critical thinking. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. 
LB2395.35 .R4 1994: SCC

Zechmeister, E. B. (1992). Critical thinking. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. 
BF441 .Z43 1992: EMC

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