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The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room

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Overview

Learn how to sharpen your problem-solving skills and make better decisions and arguments in this dynamic course that helps you put philosophy's most practical tools into action.

Syllabus

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  • 01: How We Think and How to Think Better
  • 02: Cool Rationality and Hot Thought
  • 03: The Strategy of Visualization
  • 04: Visualizing Concepts and Propositions
  • 05: The Power of Thought Experiments
  • 06: Thinking like Aristotle
  • 07: Ironclad, Airtight Validity
  • 08: Thinking outside the Box
  • 09: The Flow of Argument
  • 10: Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
  • 11: Why We Make Misteaks
  • 12: Rational Discussion in a Polarized Context
  • 13: Rhetoric versus Rationality
  • 14: Bogus Arguments and How to Defuse Them
  • 15: The Great Debate
  • 16: Outwitting the Advertiser
  • 17: Putting a Spin on Statistics
  • 18: Poker, Probability, and Everyday Life
  • 19: Decisions, Decisions
  • 20: Thinking Scientifically
  • 21: Put It to the Test—Beautiful Experiments
  • 22: Game Theory and Beyond
  • 23: Thinking with Models
  • 24: Lessons from the Great Thinkers

Taught by

Patrick Grim

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