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Philosophy and Critical Thinking

2019/2020
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Delivered at:
School of Philosophy
Course type:
Elective course
When:
1 year, 1-3 module

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course introduces principles of philosophical inquiry and critical thinking that will help us answer this question. Learn how we can use philosophical ideas to think about ourselves and the world around us. It is believed that the transition to a critical level of thinking in a particular community is a necessary prerequisite for the beginning of the civilizational development of this community.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Learn to think critically.
  • Disassemble both everyday reasoning and philosophical dilemmas.
  • Consider the differences between everyday speech and scientific language.
  • Understand what “pure argumentation” means and how to achieve it and use it in your speech.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • understands the importance of thinking with clarity and rigour
  • analyzes the difference between critical and everyday thinking
  • knows how to build a cogent argument
  • knows how to think of solutions to the central problems of philosophy
  • knows how to engage in philosophical conversations with others about topics that matter
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction
  • Difference between critical and everyday thinking
  • Identity, analyze and construct of cogent arguments
  • The Classics of Confucianism
  • Philosophy of philosophy
  • How to engage in philosophical conversations
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Test (Difference between critical and everyday thinking)
  • non-blocking Test (Identity, analyze and construct of cogent arguments)
  • non-blocking Test (The Classics of Confucianism)
  • non-blocking Test (Philosophy of philosophy)
  • non-blocking Test (How to engage in philosophical conversations)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (3 module)
    0.2 * Test (Difference between critical and everyday thinking) + 0.2 * Test (How to engage in philosophical conversations) + 0.2 * Test (Identity, analyze and construct of cogent arguments) + 0.2 * Test (Philosophy of philosophy) + 0.2 * Test (The Classics of Confucianism)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • Davies, M., & Barnett, R. (2015). The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Thinking in Higher Education. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1172576
  • Foresman, G. A. (2016). The Critical Thinking Toolkit. Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1245756

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Kubok, D. (2018). Thinking Critically: What Does It Mean? : The Tradition of Philosophical Criticism and Its Forms in the European History of Ideas. Boston: De Gruyter. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1636981