Principles and Problems of Right Thinking: A Textbook for Logic, Reflective Thinking, and Orientation CoursesHarper & brothers, 1931 - 529 pages |
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... important , for example , is it to have correct beliefs rather than incorrect ones ? Just what disadvantages would there be in continuing our present habits of acceptance and our pres- ent methods of solving difficulties , without the ...
... important , for example , is it to have correct beliefs rather than incorrect ones ? Just what disadvantages would there be in continuing our present habits of acceptance and our pres- ent methods of solving difficulties , without the ...
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... important facts , for we tend to see in any situation only what our past experience and knowledge lead us to expect ... importance of this condition of good thinking as much as it does the need of using at any time the best resources at ...
... important facts , for we tend to see in any situation only what our past experience and knowledge lead us to expect ... importance of this condition of good thinking as much as it does the need of using at any time the best resources at ...
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... importance lost by such a solution ? 2. Indicate three important cautions which you would have in mind if it were your duty to cross - examine an eyewitness to an important event . 3. Give as many reasons as you can why exact ...
... importance lost by such a solution ? 2. Indicate three important cautions which you would have in mind if it were your duty to cross - examine an eyewitness to an important event . 3. Give as many reasons as you can why exact ...
Contents
THINKING AND RIGHT THINKING | 3 |
REFLECTIVE THINKING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES | 18 |
HINDRANCES AND AIDS TO RIGHT THINKING | 31 |
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