Get a philosophy instructor’s take on how to think critically, make more informed decisions, and communicate more effectively.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Why does thinking matter?
- Thinking with others
- Cultivating intellectual humility
- Taking your time
- Making distinctions
- Making more distinctions
- Only the best argument
- Assessing your sources
- Using generalizations carefully
- Considering other worlds
- Not defining your terms
- Resisting the strawman
- Infamous ad hominem
- Question-begging
- Two key questions
- What's up with truth?
- When thinking isn't the right tool
- Where to go from here
Taught by
Alyssa Lowery and Madecraft
