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Critical and Creative Thinking


Critical and Creative Thinking

A Brief Guide for Teachers
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von: Robert DiYanni

15,99 €

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 23.06.2015
ISBN/EAN: 9781118955406
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 272

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<i>Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers</i> reveals ways to develop a capacity to think both critically and creatively in practical and productive ways.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li>Explains why critical and creative thinking complement each other with clear examples</li> <li>Provides a practical toolkit of cognitive techniques for generating and evaluating ideas using both creative and critical thinking</li> <li>Enriches the discussion of creative and critical intersections with brief “inter-chapters” based on the thinking habits of Leonardo da Vinci</li> <li>Offers an overview of current trends in critical and creative thinking, with applications across a spectrum of disciplines</li> </ul>
<p>Preface xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p>About the Website xv</p> <p><b>Part One Introducing Critical and Creative Thinking</b></p> <p><b>1 Essential Critical Thinking Concepts 3</b></p> <p>What Is Critical Thinking? 4</p> <p>Habits of Mind 5</p> <p>Why Intellectual Habits and Character Matter 7</p> <p>Overcoming Obstacles to Thinking 8</p> <p>A Model for Critical Thinking 13</p> <p>How You KnowWhat You Know 14</p> <p>Perception and Knowledge 15</p> <p>Being Wrong 23</p> <p>Why Errors Persist 25</p> <p>Applications 27</p> <p>References 30</p> <p>Interchapter 1 Facts and Knowledge 32</p> <p><b>2 Essential Creative Thinking Concepts 36</b></p> <p>What Is Creative Thinking? 37</p> <p>Seeking Alternatives and Possibilities 38</p> <p>Reversing Relationships 41</p> <p>Cross-fertilizing 42</p> <p>Shifting Attention 42</p> <p>Denying the Negative 43</p> <p>The Creative Habit 46</p> <p>Creative Confidence 48</p> <p>Creative Theft 49</p> <p>Creative Crime 51</p> <p>Creative Questions 52</p> <p>Applications 56</p> <p>References 58</p> <p>Interchapter 2 Sustaining Curiosity 60</p> <p><b>Part Two Practicing Critical and Creative Thinking</b></p> <p><b>3 Becoming a Critical and Creative Thinker 65</b></p> <p>Becoming a Critical Thinker 66</p> <p>Intellectual Standards as Guidelines for Critical Thinking 67</p> <p>Language and Thought 67</p> <p>Reports, Inferences, and Judgments 69</p> <p>The Prevalence and Power of Metaphor 74</p> <p>Innovating through Analogy 78</p> <p>Becoming a Creative Thinker 79</p> <p>Developing the Creative Habit 80</p> <p>Focus 83</p> <p>Solo and Group Creativity 85</p> <p>Concepts as Cognitive Tools 87</p> <p>Applications 90</p> <p>References 95</p> <p><b>Interchapter 3 Embodying Experience 96</b></p> <p><b>4 Critical Thinking Strategies and Applications 101</b></p> <p>The Nature of Argument 102</p> <p>Claims, Evidence, and Assumptions 102</p> <p>Evidence: Claims and Warrants 105</p> <p>Inductive and Deductive Reasoning 106</p> <p>Sherlock Holmes as a Logical Thinker 109</p> <p>Syllogisms, Enthymemes, and Argument 112</p> <p>Argument and Authority 113</p> <p>Argument and Analogy 114</p> <p>Argument and Causality 116</p> <p>Causality, Coincidence, and Correlation 120</p> <p>Further Causal Consequences 122</p> <p>Applications 123</p> <p>References 129</p> <p><b>Interchapter 4 Blending Art and Science 130</b></p> <p><b>5 Creative Thinking Strategies and Applications 133</b></p> <p>Imagination First 134</p> <p>Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation 135</p> <p>The Limits of Imagination 136</p> <p>Capacities for Imaginative Thinking 137</p> <p>Why Ideas Are Important 139</p> <p>How to Get Ideas 140</p> <p>Creative Whacks 147</p> <p>Being Practical/What Iffing 153</p> <p>Combining Things 156</p> <p>Using Paradox 157</p> <p>Thinking the Unthinkable 160</p> <p>Applications 161</p> <p>References 164</p> <p><b>Interchapter 5 Combining Connections 166</b></p> <p><b>Part Three Applying Critical and Creative Thinking</b></p> <p><b>6 Decision Thinking: Making Critical Decisions 173</b></p> <p>Making Decisions 174</p> <p>Affective Forecasting 180</p> <p>Achieving Insights that Affect Decisions 184</p> <p>Institutional Decisions 186</p> <p>Incentives and Decisions 188</p> <p>Decisiveness 189</p> <p>Making Tough Decisions 192</p> <p>Making Group Decisions 194</p> <p>Applications 195</p> <p>References 198</p> <p><b>Interchapter 6 Embracing Ambiguity 200</b></p> <p><b>7 Ethical Thinking: Making Ethical Decisions 205</b></p> <p>Basic Ethical Concepts 206</p> <p>Ethics, Values, and Virtues 209</p> <p>Ethical Imagination 213</p> <p>Cosmopolitanism and Global Ethics 218</p> <p>Technology and Ethics 220</p> <p>The Ethics of Information 222</p> <p>Ethical Decisions 224</p> <p>Ethical Provocations 225</p> <p>Applications 227</p> <p>References 231</p> <p>Index 233</p>
<b>Robert DiYanni</b> is Adjunct Professor of Humanities at New York University. He has authored or edited a variety of books, including <i>Literature: An Introduction</i>, <i>The Scribner Handbook for Writers, Occasions for Writing</i>, <i>Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities</i>, and <i>Modern American Poets: Their Voices and Visions</i>.
Critical thinking and creative thinking are widely viewed as poles apart. The serious reflections of the critical thinker and the imaginative musings of a creative mind are seen as completely incompatible, when in reality critical and creative thinking go hand in hand. Together, they spark innovation and envision road maps that can change the world. <i>Critical and Creative Thinking: A Guide for Teachers</i> presents these two complementary cognitive styles side by side and shows how to develop the capacity to think in critical and creative ways. Each chapter reveals a variety of essential cognitive tools and techniques one can employ to strike a harmonious balance between critical and creative thought. The book pays particular attention to providing insights into how we make tough decisions in the midst of various ethical considerations. Woven throughout the text are illuminating vignettes on the intellectual curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci, the Renaissance genius who is arguably history’s greatest thinker of all. Timely and insightful, <i>Critical and Creative Thinking: A Brief Guide for Teachers</i> offers serious food for thought for those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and the complexities of the modern world.

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