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Thinking Things Through, second edition

Author : Clark Glymour
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262329387
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Thinking Things Through, second edition written by Clark Glymour and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of a unique introductory text, offering an account of the logical tradition in philosophy and its influence on contemporary scientific disciplines. Thinking Things Through offers a broad, historical, and rigorous introduction to the logical tradition in philosophy and its contemporary significance. It is unique among introductory philosophy texts in that it considers both the historical development and modern fruition of a few central questions. It traces the influence of philosophical ideas and arguments on modern logic, statistics, decision theory, computer science, cognitive science, and public policy. The text offers an account of the history of speculation and argument, and the development of theories of deductive and probabilistic reasoning. It considers whether and how new knowledge of the world is possible at all, investigates rational decision making and causality, explores the nature of mind, and considers ethical theories. Suggestions for reading, both historical and contemporary, accompany most chapters. This second edition includes four new chapters, on decision theory and causal relations, moral and political theories, “moral tools” such as game theory and voting theory, and ethical theories and their relation to real-world issues. Examples have been updated throughout, and some new material has been added. It is suitable for use in advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate classes in philosophy, and as an ancillary text for students in computer science and the natural sciences.

Tools of Critical Thinking

Author : David A. Levy
Publisher : Waveland Press
ISBN 13 : 1478639121
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (786 download)

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Download or read book Tools of Critical Thinking written by David A. Levy and published by Waveland Press. This book was released on 2009-09-09 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative text is designed to improve thinking skills through the application of 30 critical thinking principles—Metathoughts. These specialized tools and techniques are useful for approaching all forms of study, inquiry, and problem solving. Levy applies Metathoughts to a diverse array of issues in contemporary clinical, social, and cross-cultural psychology: identifying strengths and weaknesses in various schools of thought, defining and explaining psychological phenomena, evaluating the accuracy and usefulness of research studies, reducing logical flaws and personal biases, and improving the search for creative solutions. The Metathoughts are brought to life with practical examples, clinical vignettes, illustrations, anecdotes, thought-provoking exercises, useful antidotes, and contemporary social problems and issues. Tools of Critical Thinking, 2/E is primarily suited as a core textbook for courses in critical thinking/problem solving, or makes an ideal supplement in a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, including introductory psychology, abnormal psychology (psychopathology), cross-cultural psychology, theories and methods of psychotherapy, research methods and design, theories of personality, clinical practicum, and contemporary problems and issues in psychology. Second Edition features: The application of critical thinking skills to cross-cultural psychology and issues of cultural diversity More than 60 new and updated reference citations related to a wide range of contemporary topics 140 multiple-choice test bank items and 20 short-answer/essay questions Comprehensive PowerPoint CD package as a pedagogical aid to augment lecture presentations Improved glossary of key terms, containing over 300 fully cross-referenced definitions The expanded use of humor, including parodies, cartoon illustrations, and clever satires

How to Do Things with Words

Author : John Langshaw Austin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019824553X
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book How to Do Things with Words written by John Langshaw Austin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1975 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative utterances and statements, Austin here finally abandons that distinction, replacing it with a more general theory of 'illocutionary forces' of utterances which has important bearings on a wide variety of philosophicalproblems.

Don't Make Me Think

Author : Steve Krug
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0321648781
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Don't Make Me Think written by Steve Krug and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2009-08-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years and more than 100,000 copies after it was first published, it's hard to imagine anyone working in Web design who hasn't read Steve Krug's "instant classic" on Web usability, but people are still discovering it every day. In this second edition, Steve adds three new chapters in the same style as the original: wry and entertaining, yet loaded with insights and practical advice for novice and veteran alike. Don't be surprised if it completely changes the way you think about Web design. Three New Chapters! Usability as common courtesy -- Why people really leave Web sites Web Accessibility, CSS, and you -- Making sites usable and accessible Help! My boss wants me to ______. -- Surviving executive design whims "I thought usability was the enemy of design until I read the first edition of this book. Don't Make Me Think! showed me how to put myself in the position of the person who uses my site. After reading it over a couple of hours and putting its ideas to work for the past five years, I can say it has done more to improve my abilities as a Web designer than any other book. In this second edition, Steve Krug adds essential ammunition for those whose bosses, clients, stakeholders, and marketing managers insist on doing the wrong thing. If you design, write, program, own, or manage Web sites, you must read this book." -- Jeffrey Zeldman, author of Designing with Web Standards

Clear and Present Thinking

Author : Brendan Myers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780992005900
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Clear and Present Thinking written by Brendan Myers and published by . This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of a Kickstarter fundraising campaign, "Clear and Present Thinking" is a college-level textbook in logic and critical thinking. Chapters: 1. Questions, Problems, and World Views 2. Good and Bad Thinking Habits 3. Basics of Argumentation 4. Fallacies 5. Reasonable Doubt 6. Moral Reasoning In an effort to reduce the cost of education for students, this textbook was funded by over 700 people through the Kickstarter online crowd-funding platform. This softcover edition is available here for the lowest reasonable price. All profits from the sale of this print edition will go towards funding future free or nearly-free college textbook projects.

Clear and Present Thinking, Second Edition

Author : Charlene Elsby
Publisher : Northwest Passage Books
ISBN 13 : 9780993952791
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (527 download)

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Download or read book Clear and Present Thinking, Second Edition written by Charlene Elsby and published by Northwest Passage Books. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of the popular, low-cost, college-level textbook in logic and critical thinking. Covering topics like worldviews, formal and informal logic, science, reasonable doubt, propaganda, fake news, and the history of logic, "Clear and Present Thinking" aims to make philosophy in general, and critical thinking skills in particular, unmysterious, and widely available for the general public.Contents: Chapter 1: An Outline History of LogicChapter 2: Informal Logic: Questions, Problems, and World ViewsChapter 3: Informal Logic: Habits of ThinkingChapter 4: Basics of Formal LogicChapter 5: ArgumentsChapter 6: Science and Scientific ReasoningChapter 7: FallaciesChapter 8: Reasonable DoubtChapter 9: Moral ReasoningChapter 10: ActivitiesEpilogue: Why Can't We All Get Along?Glossary of Terms in Logic and Philosophy

Pharmacology Success

Author : Ray A Hargrove-Huttel
Publisher : F.A. Davis
ISBN 13 : 0803641125
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Pharmacology Success written by Ray A Hargrove-Huttel and published by F.A. Davis. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two books in one! Course review now. NCLEX-prep later. 1,250 critical thinking questions (both multiple choice and alternate format) organize the seemingly huge volume of pharmacology information you must master into manageable sections divided by body systems and specific diseases. You’ll not only learn to associate the medication with the disease process, making learning easier, but are also be to evaluate your knowledge of medications prior to taking exams.

Learning to Think Things Through

Author : Gerald M. Nosich
Publisher : Pearson College Division
ISBN 13 : 9780321944122
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book Learning to Think Things Through written by Gerald M. Nosich and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2013-08-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products. Packages Access codes for Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products may not be included when purchasing or renting from companies other than Pearson; check with the seller before completing your purchase. Used or rental books If you rent or purchase a used book with an access code, the access code may have been redeemed previously and you may have to purchase a new access code. Access codes Access codes that are purchased from sellers other than Pearson carry a higher risk of being either the wrong ISBN or a previously redeemed code. Check with the seller prior to purchase. -- For Freshman Orientation or Critical Thinking courses as well as a supplementary text for use in any subject-matter at any educational level. This concise, effective guide is designed to help students learn to think critically in any subject-matter. Learning to Think Things Through presents a combination of instruction and exercises that shows the reader how to become active learners rather than passive recipients of information, use critical thinking to more fully appreciate the power of the discipline they are studying, to see its connections to other fields and to their day-to-day lives, and to maintain an overview of the field so they can see the parts in terms of the whole. The model of critical thinking (used throughout the book) is in terms of the elements of reasoning, standards, and critical thinking processes. This model is well-suited to thinking through any problem or question. The 4th edition reflects streamlined writing, with changes and substantial edits on virtually every page. 0321944127 / 9780321944122 Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum Plus NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2013 Update -- Access Card Package consists of: 0321943252 / 9780321943255 NEW MyStudentSuccessLab 2013 Update -- Value Pack Access Card 0137085141 / 9780137085149 Learning to Think Things Through: A Guide to Critical Thinking Across the Curriculum

Refactoring

Author : Martin Fowler
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 0201485672
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Refactoring written by Martin Fowler and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 1999 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refactoring is gaining momentum amongst the object oriented programming community. It can transform the internal dynamics of applications and has the capacity to transform bad code into good code. This book offers an introduction to refactoring.

Object Thinking

Author : David West
Publisher : Pearson Education
ISBN 13 : 0735619654
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (356 download)

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Download or read book Object Thinking written by David West and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2004 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object Thinking blends historical perspective, experience, and visionary insight - exploring how developers can work less like the computers they program and more like problem solvers.

As You Think

Author : James Allen
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1577312848
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book As You Think written by James Allen and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1904, a relatively unknown Englishman named James Allen wrote a little book called As a Man Thinketh. The book has become one of the world’s greatest self-help books — “self-empowerment” is a better term — for it not only reveals to us that the keys to success are within our own minds, it shows us how to use these keys to unlock the greatest fulfillment we can imagine. In this revised edition, author and publisher Marc Allen updates this classic, changing language that has become dated or obsolete, and honing the clarity of the message. He makes As You Think gender inclusive, showing how these principles are truly universal and apply to everyone, regardless of sex, age, race, beliefs, social class, or education. As You Think is a simple yet powerful reminder that “all we achieve and all that we fail to achieve is the direct result of our own thoughts.” We are the masters of our destinies.

Systems Thinking Made Simple

Author : Derek Cabrera
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948486026
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Systems Thinking Made Simple written by Derek Cabrera and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

What is this thing called Ethics?

Author : Christopher Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135055785
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book What is this thing called Ethics? written by Christopher Bennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is morality? How do we define what is right and wrong? How does moral theory help us deal with ethical issues in the world around us? This second edition provides an engaging and stimulating introduction to philosophical thinking about morality. Christopher Bennett provides the reader with accessible examples of contemporary and relevant ethical problems, before looking at the main theoretical approaches and key philosophers associated with them. Topics covered include: life and death issues such as abortion and global poverty; the meaning of life; whether life is sacred and which lives matter; major moral theories such as utilitarianism, Kantian ethics and virtue ethics; critiques of morality from Marx and Nietzsche. What is this Thing Called Ethics? has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout, with a new final chapter on meta-ethics. With boxed case studies, discussion questions and further reading included within each chapter this textbook is the ideal introduction to ethics for philosophy students coming to the subject for the first time.

From Dissertation to Book

Author : William Germano
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022606218X
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book From Dissertation to Book written by William Germano and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to transform a thesis into a publishable work that can engage audiences beyond the academic committee. When a dissertation crosses my desk, I usually want to grab it by its metaphorical lapels and give it a good shake. “You know something!” I would say if it could hear me. “Now tell it to us in language we can understand!” Since its publication in 2005, From Dissertation to Book has helped thousands of young academic authors get their books beyond the thesis committee and into the hands of interested publishers and general readers. Now revised and updated to reflect the evolution of scholarly publishing, this edition includes a new chapter arguing that the future of academic writing is in the hands of young scholars who must create work that meets the broader expectations of readers rather than the narrow requirements of academic committees. At the heart of From Dissertation to Book is the idea that revising the dissertation is fundamentally a process of shifting its focus from the concerns of a narrow audience—a committee or advisors—to those of a broader scholarly audience that wants writing to be both informative and engaging. William Germano offers clear guidance on how to do this, with advice on such topics as rethinking the table of contents, taming runaway footnotes, shaping chapter length, and confronting the limitations of jargon, alongside helpful timetables for light or heavy revision. Germano draws on his years of experience in both academia and publishing to show writers how to turn a dissertation into a book that an audience will actually enjoy, whether reading on a page or a screen. He also acknowledges that not all dissertations can or even should become books and explores other, often overlooked, options, such as turning them into journal articles or chapters in an edited work. With clear directions, engaging examples, and an eye for the idiosyncrasies of academic writing, he reveals to recent PhDs the secrets of careful and thoughtful revision—a skill that will be truly invaluable as they add “author” to their curriculum vitae.

Think a Second Time

Author : Dennis Prager
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062046160
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Think a Second Time written by Dennis Prager and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the two great lies of the 20th century? Is there a solution to evil? What matters more, blood or love? Can a good man go to a striptease show? Do you think you have the answers? ...Think a second time. Dennis Prager, theologian and philosopher turned talk-show host, is one of the most brilliant and compelling voices in America today. His extraordinarily popular radio show with the signature sign-off, "Think a second time," coupled with his own biweekly newsletter, has firmly established him as a fixture in intellectual communities nationwide. In Think a Second Time, Prager blends a rigorous and scholarly education with utterly original thinking on current events. From the dangers of idealism to the roots of extremism to his thoughts on God and an afterlife, Prager offers challenging answers to up-to-the-minute questions: Should a single woman have a child? Why don't good homes always produce good children? Is America really racist? Why does the Holocaust not negate the existence of God? Now, with an entirely new section on the precedent-setting "Baby Richard" custody case and an exploration of the issue of blood versus love, Prager continues to demonstrate his ability to draw clear moral lines in the sands of our very troubled times.

Nailbiters

Author : M.K. Williams
Publisher : M.K. Williams Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1952084067
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Nailbiters written by M.K. Williams and published by M.K. Williams Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep the lights on as you dive into M.K. Willliams' debut sci-fi apocalyptic thriller, Nailbiters! If you survived the apocalypse but lost your humanity in the process, did you really survive? When the invasion begins, we all scatter like insects when the lights turn on. Nailbiters is not a post-apocalyptic tale, it is apocalyptic, it follows Dora as the world begins to end and society crumbles. Nailbiters is a story of survival. The first in a hard science fiction series, this story will keep you up at night. On the morning of the invasion, Dora takes off running. She lasts three weeks before she is captured. Follow her story from the open plains of Texas to the desert of California. Readers have called this technothriller “chilling” and “visceral.” Find out why they haven’t been able to put it down. Can Dora survive the invasion with her humanity intact? Read Nailbiters today to find out.

Thinking, Fast and Slow

Author : Daniel Kahneman
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 1429969350
Total Pages : 511 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Thinking, Fast and Slow written by Daniel Kahneman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major New York Times bestseller Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award in 2012 Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 2011 A Globe and Mail Best Books of the Year 2011 Title One of The Economist's 2011 Books of the Year One of The Wall Street Journal's Best Nonfiction Books of the Year 2011 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Kahneman's work with Amos Tversky is the subject of Michael Lewis's The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds In his mega bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems shape our judgments and decisions. Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Winner of the National Academy of Sciences Best Book Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ten best books of 2011, Thinking, Fast and Slow is destined to be a classic.