So, the issue of critical thinking must be a central feature of this new philosophy of the new system of education. The new philosophy must address the deficient and defective language practice in ...

My first philosophy class was not offered through the philosophy department; it was a critical approaches class called “Original Sin: Religion, Psychology and Behavior” that intersected the fields of ...

Although critical thinking first gained its current significance as a mode of interpretation and evaluation to guide beliefs and actions in the 1940s, the term took off in education circles after ...

By focusing on logic, ethics and reasoned debate, you can help students build critical thinking skills that can be applied across subjects, as well as in real-world scenarios. Resource collection: A ...

Regarding George Pyle’s Dec. 17 commentary (“Philosophy majors don’t serve fries”): I am a proud philosophy major, class of 1978, University of North Carolina. I can say with the hindsight ...

Philosophy in schools: promoting critical, creative and caring thinking Published: July 12, 2015 11:23pm EDT Laura D'Olimpio , University of Notre Dame Australia ...

David Hitchcock, professor emeritus of philosophy at McMaster University in Canada, wrote the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy’s entry on critical thinking and "came to the conclusion that it ...

Philosophy majors under this option are required to complete 33 total credits designated by the major, with a minimum 24 credits in Philosophy, including a minimum of 15 credits in Philosophy at the ...

Accounts of the history of philosophy become so familiar that we forget that they are limited and partial, yet they determine our perception of what counts as philosophical enquiry or knowledge. Which ...

Total Minimum Credits = 120-122.. A Philosophy major with a Communications & Critical Thinking Option consists of 30-45 credits. The department does not specify course work for the major, but ...