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AE-QN208 - Critical Thinking

Well-being starts with a clear mind. The aim of this course is to enable students to think critically and argue coherently. You will learn to analyse the structure of an argument, to distinguish logical from psychological reasons and to identify the most common errors in reasoning. The different forms of justification of knowledge (deduction, induction, statistical evidence) will be examined, together with the concepts of truth and validity of arguments. Symbols and technicalities will be kept to a minimum. No previous knowledge is required.
Tutor Dates Schedule Time Venue/Location Fee €
Angelo Bottone 29 Jan 2018 to 26 Mar 2018 Sessions: 8
8 Mondays, 7.00pm- 9.00pm
Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 26
(No class March 19 – bank holiday)
 19:00 Belfield

160.00

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Course Schedule

BELFIELD

8 Mondays                                          7.00pm-9.00pm

Jan 29, Feb 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar 5, 12, 26

(No class Mar 19 - bank holiday)

Provisional List of Key Topics

• Analysis of arguments.

• Logical and psychological arguments.

• Validity and truth.

• Deduction and Induction.

• Formal and informal fallacies.

• Causality, statistical evidence.

Who is this course for ?

This course is for anyone who wants to improve their ability to think and argue critically.

Reading List

The following is a selection of recommended texts for those interested in reading further around the course content. We advise that you do not buy books in advance of the course as your tutor will discuss the list and suggest the most relevant reading for particular interests.

Bowell, Tracy and Kemp, Gary, (2010), Critical Thinking: A Concise Guide, Routledge

Carlin Watson, Jamie and Arp, Robert, (2011), Critical Thinking: An Introduction to Reasoning Well, Continuum

Tutor

Angelo Bottone is an associate lecturer at the School of Arts of the Dublin Business School, where he teaches Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking. He holds a PhD in philosophy at University College Dublin. He has published two books on John Henry Newman and several articles on Paul Ricoeur, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion. He also translated Newman’s The Idea of a University into Italian.