How to Think About Weird Things - Critical Thinking for a New Age

Informationen zum Autor Theodore Schick received his B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Brown University. He is currently professor of philosophy at Muhlenberg College where he has served as Director of Academic Computing! Director of Freshman Seminars! Director of the Muhlenberg Scholars Program! and Chair of the Philosophy Department. He is the author of Doing Philosophy: An Introduction through Thought Experiments! the editor of The Philosophy of Science: From Positivism to Post-modernism! and has published articles in several fields of philosophy including: philosophy of mind! philosophy of science! philosophy of religion! philosophy of language! meta-philosophy! epistemology! ethics! and aesthetics. He has also contributed to a number of volumes in Open Courts Philosophy and Popular Culture series as well as Blackwells Philosophy for Everyone series. Klappentext This concise and engaging text teaches the basic principles of good reasoning through an examination of widely held beliefs about the paranormal! the supernatural! and the mysterious. By explaining what distinguishes knowledge from opinion! science from pseudoscience! and evidence from hearsay! How to Think about Weird Things helps the reader develop the skills needed to tell the true from the false and the reasonable from the unreasonable. Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect® is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: . SmartBook® - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content. . Access to your instructor's homework assignments! quizzes! syllabus! notes! reminders! and other important files for the course. . Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement. . The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready! loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html Zusammenfassung Teaches the basic principles of good reasoning through an examination of widely held beliefs. By explaining what distinguishes knowledge from opinion! science from pseudo science! and evidence from hearsay! this book helps the reader develop the skills needed to tell the true from the false and the reasonable from the unreasonable. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD viiPREFACE ixChapter 1Introduction: Close Encounters with theStrange1THE IMPORTANCE OF WHY 2BEYOND WEIRD TO THE ABSURD 4A WEIRDNESS SAMPLER 6Notes 13Chapter 2The Possibility of the Impossible14PARADIGMS AND THE PARANORMAL 15LOGICAL POSSIBILITY VERSUS PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY 16THE POSSIBILITY OF ESP 22THEORIES AND THINGS 24ON KNOWING THE FUTURE 25Summary 29Study Questions 29Evaluate these Claims 30Discussion Questions 30Field Problem 30Critical Reading and Writing 31Suggested Readings 31Notes 32Chapter 3Arguments Good, Bad, and Weird33CLAIMS AND ARGUMENTS 34DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS 39INDUCTIVE ARGUMENTS 42Enumerative Induction42Analogical Induction46Hypothetical Induction (Abduction, or Inference to the Best Explanation)47INFORMAL FALLACIES 49Unacceptable Premises49Begging the Question49False Dilemma 49Irrelevant Premises50Equivocation50Composition50Division51Appeal to the Person51Genetic Fallacy51Appeal to Authority51Appeal to the Masses 52Appeal to Tradition52Appeal to Ignorance52Appeal to Fear53Straw Man53Insufficient P...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Theodore Schick, Theodore/ Vaughn Schick, SCHICK THEODORE VAUGHN LEWIS, Lewis Vaughn
• Verlag: Mcgraw Hill Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erscheint: 01.02.2013, verspätet
• EAN: 9780078038365
• ISBN: 978-0-07-803836-5
• Serie: Philosophy & Religion
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Philosophie > Allgemeines, Lexika