THINKING PROCESSES*

概要

Through an introduction of basic intellectual skills (definition, induction, deduction, comparison, etc.), this course is designed first to help students to develop the ability and inclination to ask the sorts of questions required for understanding, analyzing, evaluating, and writing about a wide variety of critical texts. We will also explore certain concepts (theory, world view, culture, paradigm, symbol, metaphor, etc.) that will be useful for analyzing and critiquing both historical and cultural systems of thought, and the disciplines that have sought to interpret them.

目標

Students who complete this course successfully will: - be acquainted with the analytical tools for critical thinking, along with some of the more important theories of knowledge; - be comfortable reading introductory texts in the humanities and social sciences, and writing intelligent responses to those texts; - be able to apply the tools of critical thinking to concrete examples from everyday life and current events.

授業外の学習

120 min: reading assignment 40 min: responding to forum 20 min: preparing notes for reading 20 min: preparing "big question" for class In sum: Complete all readings prior to the class for which they are assigned; keep detailed notes on each reading; prepare at least one discussion question ("big question") for each reading; write a brief paper (300 words or fewer) in which you identify the central point of the day's reading assignment, and offer a real-world application or connection, past or present, of that central point for the class to consider.

所要時間: 200