Principles and Problems of Right Thinking: A Textbook for Logic, Reflective Thinking, and Orientation CoursesHarper & brothers, 1931 - 529 pages |
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... thought which serves , or is thought of as possibly serving , in the capacity of premise or conclusion of a syllogism . The simplest syllogism consists , then , of three propositions . Now consider the structure of a proposition . The ...
... thought which serves , or is thought of as possibly serving , in the capacity of premise or conclusion of a syllogism . The simplest syllogism consists , then , of three propositions . Now consider the structure of a proposition . The ...
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... thought thus embarked upon takes objective form . The problem resolves itself into collecting data from the steam- ship companies that cross the Atlantic and comparing the cheap- est modes of passage offered by each of them . That ...
... thought thus embarked upon takes objective form . The problem resolves itself into collecting data from the steam- ship companies that cross the Atlantic and comparing the cheap- est modes of passage offered by each of them . That ...
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... thought , a definite value is taken for granted ; while in the second case we are trying to determine by the act of thought what we want , and no value is taken for granted except the abstract one of making the best decision . We ...
... thought , a definite value is taken for granted ; while in the second case we are trying to determine by the act of thought what we want , and no value is taken for granted except the abstract one of making the best decision . We ...
Contents
THINKING AND RIGHT THINKING | 3 |
REFLECTIVE THINKING AND ITS ALTERNATIVES | 18 |
HINDRANCES AND AIDS TO RIGHT THINKING | 31 |
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