03157nam 2200661Ia 450 991045464360332120200520144314.01-59213-868-3(CKB)1000000000723003(EBL)413475(OCoLC)476237687(SSID)ssj0000258730(PQKBManifestationID)11216748(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000258730(PQKBWorkID)10257176(PQKB)10112569(MiAaPQ)EBC413475(MdBmJHUP)muse15452(Au-PeEL)EBL413475(CaPaEBR)ebr10275520(EXLCZ)99100000000072300320080602d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThinking your way to freedom[electronic resource] a guide to owning your own practical reasoning /Susan T. Gardner ; illustrations by Dirk van StralenPhiladelphia Temple University Press20091 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-866-7 1-59213-867-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.Contents; List of Comics; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Pre-Tests; Part 1: Theory; Section 1: The Possibility of Freedom; Section 2: Impartial Thinking; Part II: Practice; Section 1: Learning the Intricacles of Practical Reasoning; Section 2: Thinking and Writing Your Way to Truth; Appendix I: Answers to Exercises; Appendix II: Analyzing Arguments; Appendix III: Examples of Good Arguments; Appendix IV: What ""Good"" and ""Poor"" Thinkers Look Like; Appendix V: Answers to Pre-tests and Post-tests; Pre-test 1: What Kind of Thinker Are You Scoring; Post-test 2: Logic Answers; Notes; GlossaryIndexThinking Your Way to Freedom is a critical-thinking textbook with a difference. Rather than focusing exclusively on improving college students' academic achievement, Susan Gardner seeks to dramatically change how students think through issues that are important in their lives beyond school. Gardner created 66 original and entertaining comic strips-featuring her dogs, Diva and Ben-that add a light touch as they encourage intellectual and personal autonomy. Through a clear step-by-step method of practical reasoning, students are taught how to think impartially and how to neutralizReasoningPractical reasonCritical thinkingLibertyPhilosophyAutonomy (Philosophy)Electronic books.Reasoning.Practical reason.Critical thinking.LibertyPhilosophy.Autonomy (Philosophy)160Gardner Susan T.1945-970969Van Stralen Dirk1966-970970MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454643603321Thinking your way to freedom2206898UNINA