Richard Paul:思辨研究专家,国际思辨研究运动主要负责人,已发表200余篇与思辨研究相关的论文、出版25部论述思辨研究的著作。Linda Elder:教育心理学专家、思辨研究专家,在美国多所大学任教,主要教授课程为教育心理学、思辨能力培养;思辨研究协会会长、思辨中心执行主任。
目錄:
Letter to the Reader..........vii
Part I: The Very Idea of Critical and Creative Thinking
The Inseparability of Critical and Creative Thought..........1
Thinking that Grasps the Logic of Things..........6
Reasoning as a Creative Act..........7
Creative Geniusan Exception?..........9
Language as a Guide..........9
The Narrow-Minded Genius..........11
The Interplay Among Inborn Gifts, Environment, and Self-Motivation..........12
The Questioning Minds of Newton, Darwin, and Einstein..........17
CreativityNot Mystified..........19
The Elements of Thought..........20
Intellectual Standards..........23
Critical Thinking Applied to the Arts..........25
Part II: CriticalCreative Thinking and the Foundations of Meaningfulness
Figuring Out the Logic of Things..........29
Learning Concepts and Language..........32
Critiquing Human Thinking..........34
Learning Academic Disciplines..........35
Questioning..........37
Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening..........38
Conclusion..........46