An edition of Tools of thinking (2005)

Tools of thinking

understanding the world through experience and reason

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An edition of Tools of thinking (2005)

Tools of thinking

understanding the world through experience and reason

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Table of Contents

pt. 1: Lecture 1: What are "Tools of Thinking?"
Lecture 2: Which tools of thinking are basic?
Lecture 3: Platonic intuition, memory, and reason
Lecture 4: Intuition, memory, and reason
problems
Lecture 5: Sense experience
a more modern take
Lecture 6: Observation and immediate inferences
Lecture 7: Further immediate inferences
Lecture 8: Categorical syllogisms
Lecture 9: Ancient logic in modern dress
Lecture 10: Systematic doubt and rational certainty
Lecture 11: The limits of sense experience
Lecture 12: Inferences demand relevant evidence. pt. 2: Lecture 13. Proper inferences avoid equivocation
Lecture 14. Induction is slippery but unavoidable
lecture 15. The scientific revolution
Lecture 16. hypotheses and experiments
a first look
Lecture 17. How empirical is modern empiricism?
Lecture 18. Hypotheses and experiments
a closer look
Lecture 19. "Normal Science" at mid-century
Lecture 20. Modern logic
truth tables
Lecture 21. Modern Logic
Sentential arguments
Lecture 22. Modern logic
predicate arguments
Lecture 23. Postmodern and new-age problems
Lecture 24. Rational empiricism in the 21st century.

Edition Notes

"Lecture transcript and course guidebook"--Cover. [Transcript of 24 lectures on 12 CDs

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Chantilly, VA
Series
The great courses, Great courses

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Library of Congress
BF441 .H32 2005

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Pagination
2 volumes

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Open Library
OL39485936M
Internet Archive
toolsofthinkingu0000hall
ISBN 10
1598030868
ISBN 13
9781598030860
OCLC/WorldCat
175257581

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Work ID
OL28770281W

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