A concise edition of the original book Critical Thinking Therapy: For Happiness and Self-Actualization by Dr. Linda Elder. Like the larger book, it introduces a substantive theory of critical thinking to the field of mental health therapy and details a broad, integrated set of critical thinking tools for use in self-therapy and professional therapy. It provides activities and diagrams that assist and guide the individual seeking a more enlightened, more fulfilled, less fearful, and less se...

This latest book by Dr. Linda Elder introduces a substantive theory of critical thinking to the field of mental health therapy and details a broad, integrated set of critical thinking tools for use in self-therapy and professional therapy. It is for the individual seeking a more enlightened, more fulfilled, less fearful, and less self-defeating orientation to the world. It is also for those who are aware that they are not now reaching their potential and who seek a self-actualizing frame o...

Throughout history, thinkers within every part of society have been crippled by an ingrained bias toward their own views and the views of their preferred social groups. As these dangerous egocentric and sociocentric tendencies continue to pose the greatest threat to the advancement of rational societies, Liberating the Mind reveals a way forward.Dissecting the core of how humans naturally learn, think, and choose to act, internationally recognized critical thinking leader ...

This powerful book introduces core critical thinking concepts and principles as an empowering problem-solving framework for every profession, course of study, and indeed every area of life. The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools distills the groundbreaking work of Richard Paul and Linda Elder, targeting how to deconstruct thinking through the elements of reasoning and how to assess the quality of our thinking.The eighth edition of this guide further details the...

思考的素質，決定你生活的品質面對事情，情緒或直覺往往在第一時間左右你嗎？有沒有可能，這反而讓我們迷失了真相、做錯了抉擇？我們無法控制自己會面臨什麼問題，但可以學會「理性的叛逆」，審慎思索別人告訴你的訊息，為眼前的處境，找到更好的解法！當一切可能都不是真的你更需要一點「理性的叛逆」！面對令人心痛的新聞，除了憤怒，你是否曾質疑你看到聽到的一切？發生立場不同的爭執，除了捍衛自己，你是否懷疑對方也有可能是對的？發現旁人做出自私的舉動，除了指責，你是否也驚覺自己做過類似的事？許多生活中的誤解、衝突和負面情緒，都來自於「想得太少」──沒想到用了這個詞可能很傷人、沒想到這件事的真相並非如此。本書三十堂課的思辨練習，將帶領你告別衝動短淺的想法，運用更理性成熟的技巧，活出更圓融幸福的自己！尼采曾說：「對真理而言，信服比謊言更危險！」（Con...

Use better thinking to empower yourself, discover opportunities, avoid disastrous mistakes, build wealth, and achieve your biggest goals! This is your complete, up-to-the-minute blueprint for assessing and improving the way you think about everything – from business decisions to personal relationships. Drs. Richard W. Paul and Linda Elder, of the Center for Critical Thinking, offer specific guidance for making more intelligent decisions, and overcoming the irrationalities and sociocentric ...

Today’s instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens. Richard Paul and Linda Elder reveal the power of critical thinking to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. Fact over Fake is an essential guide for anyone who wants to stay informed in today’s overwhelming news arena...

The Thinker’s Guide to the Art of Socratic Questioning introduces readers to powerful methods of inquiry that pinpoint underlying beliefs and systems of logic. Bringing together the principles of critical thinking, Richard Paul and Linda Elder illuminate the practicality and accessibility of Socratic questioning for revealing and solving problems in thought. Teachers, students and professionals will find in this book essential questioning strategies for reasoning within any field of study ...

While creativity and criticality may seem contrary to one another, they are in fact intimately interconnected. In The Nature and Functions of Critical and Creative Thinking, Richard Paul and Linda Elder promote the simultaneous teaching of different types of thinking and explore their interrelationships as essential understandings in learning. This guide serves a useful resource for teachers and school administrators at every level, especially as they integrate critical and creative thinki...

How to Read a Paragraph introduces the importance of purposeful skilled reading and lays out methods by which to develop close reading skills using the tools of critical thinking. Developing these skills enables students to read for deep understanding, to properly analyze and assess what they read, and to reason within the logic of an author. As readers engage with the thinking of authors and uncover their assumptions and motivations, they glean the most useful information from their writt...

The Art of Asking Essential Questions illuminates an underappreciated yet vital skill set that lies at the root of all learning and success. Not only do questions help us gain knowledge on a topic, but they also allow us to dispel erroneous or deceptive information, uncover assumptions and motivations, draw accurate conclusions, and make sustainable plans.Linda Elder and Richard Paul illustrate the elements of an effective question and discuss the differences between analytic and e...

In The Thinker’s Guide to Ethical Reasoning, Richard Paul and Linda Elder present the vital role of ethics in the creation and ultimate success of cooperative societies. Independent of religious or cultural norms, ethical concepts promote sustainable advancement and offer a framework by which all people can not only coexist but prosper.Exploring the nature of ethical reasoning, the guide reveals the most common ways ethical reasoning becomes flawed and teaches readers how to avoid ...