Oxfords Free Course - Critical Reasoning for Beginners (VIDEO)
Talbot builds the course from the ground up, and begins by explaining that arguments consist of a set of premises that, logically linked together, lead to a conclusion. She proceeds to outline the way to lay out an argument logically and clearly, and eventually, the basic steps involved in assessing its strengths and weaknesses.
The six-part series, which was recorded in 2009, shows no sign of wear, and Talbot, unlike some philosophy professors, does a terrific job of making the content digestible. If youve got some time on your hands, the lectures, which average just over an hour in length, can be finished in less than a week. That's peanuts, if you consider that all of our knowledge is built on the foundations that this course establishes. If you havent had the chance to be exposed to a class on critical thought, I cant recommend Critical Reasoning For Beginners with enough enthusiasm: there are few mental skills that are as underappreciated, and as central to our daily lives, as critical thinking.
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http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/oxfords-free-course-critical-reasoning-for-beginners-teaches-you-to-think-like-a-philosopher.html
Atticus
(15,124 posts)FM123
(10,053 posts)underpants
(182,803 posts)I stumbled onto it from, of all places, Facebook. From Tge Cramps playing a concert at a mental hospital in 1978 to audio of William Faulkner reading his own writings. Always something interesting.
Turbineguy
(37,329 posts)It would keep the trump supporters away.
dlk
(11,566 posts)The videos are on my list to watch. College philosophy was a few years ago. This looks like it would be an excellent review.
KPN
(15,645 posts)JudyM
(29,242 posts)Journeyman
(15,031 posts)most definitely an interesting website . . .