The Thinker's Way - Softcover

Chaffee, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0316133337 ISBN 13: 9780316133333

Publisher: Back Bay Books, 2000

Synopsis

The Thinker's Way is designed to encourage readers to dictate whether or not they will succeed in life. The authors shows, step-by-step, how everyone can improve their capacity to think critically, live creatively, choose freely and solve problems.

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Review:

We spend time, money, and effort trying to improve our health and our appearance, but we neglect the most important ingredient: "our ability to think and reflect, to understand our past and create our futures," says philosophy professor and critical-thinking expert John Chaffee. No number of self-help programs will improve our lives if we don't learn to think clearly. The aim of The Thinker's Way is to both stimulate our thinking and guide us to think on a more sophisticated and powerful level. It succeeds.

The book is divided into eight chapters that build on each other and ultimately work together to improve our thinking: "Think Critically," "Live Creatively," "Choose Freely," "Solve Problems Effectively," "Communicate Effectively," "Analyze Complex Issues," "Develop Enlightened Values," and "Think Through Relationships." In the "Think Critically" chapter, for example, we learn to recognize and overcome biases, explore different perspectives, and develop strong and accurate beliefs based on sound reasons. Each step has its own goals, strategies, provocative examples, and "thinking activities" designed to involve the reader. What a shame that critical thinking isn't a required course in high school and college. Fortunately, this is the perfect guidebook if you want to take a private seminar. --Joan Price

About the Author:

"John Chaffee, Ph.D. is a nationally recognized leader in the area of intellectual development, and is the author of several books including the bestselling text, Thinking Creatively. He is Director of the New York Center for Critical Thinking and Language Learning, and Professor of Philosophy at The City University of New York. He conducts Critical Thinking workshops and lectures around the country."

About this edition

• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0316133337
• ISBN 13: 9780316133333
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432