{"product_id":"the-critical-thinking-toolkit-9780470658697","title":"The Critical Thinking Toolkit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Critical Thinking Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive compendium that equips readers with the essential knowledge and methods for clear, analytical, logical thinking and critique in a range of scholarly contexts and everyday situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes an expansive approach to critical thinking by exploring concepts from other disciplines, including evidence and justification from philosophy, cognitive biases and errors from psychology, race and gender from sociology and political science, and tropes and symbols from rhetoric\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows the proven format of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher's Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e with concise, easily digestible entries, \"see also\" recommendations that connect topics, and recommended reading lists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllows readers to apply new critical thinking and reasoning skills with exercises and real life examples at the end of each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible way, it leads readers through terrain too often cluttered with jargon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdeal for beginning to advanced students, as well as general readers, looking for a sophisticated yet accessible introduction to critical thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGalen Foresman\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA. His research interests include ethics, philosophy of punishment, philosophy of religion, and philosophy as it applies to pop culture. He is the author of several book chapters and the editor of \u003ci\u003eSupernatural and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2013). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter S. Fosl\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Philosophy and Chair of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Transylvania University, USA. A David Hume Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, his research interests include skepticism and the history of philosophy, as well as topics in politics and religion. He is author or editor of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Big Lebowski and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2012), \u003ci\u003eThe Philosopher's Toolkit, \u003c\/i\u003e 2nd ed. (Wiley Blackwell, 2010), and \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2007). He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Open Access academic journal \u003ci\u003eCogent OA: Arts \u0026amp; Humanities.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamie Carlin Watson\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Broward College, USA. His primary research is in the social epistemology of epistemic advantage and expertise, especially as they influence testimony in practical fields such as medicine and business. He has published articles in journals such as \u003ci\u003eEpisteme\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournal of Applied Philosophy, \u003c\/i\u003e and is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eCritical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, \u003c\/i\u003e 2nd ed. (2015), \u003ci\u003eWhat's Good on TV? Understanding Ethics through Television\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley Blackwell, 2011), and \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Demystified\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890605097234,"sku":"9780470658697","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08dbd5a1-5135-4a34-8245-b25086c8a483.jpg?v=1768310545","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-critical-thinking-toolkit-9780470658697","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}