批判思考
Critical Thinking
| 節 | 週四 |
|---|---|
7 15:30–16:20 | 批判思考 SC159 2 節連堂 |
8 16:30–17:20 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
The central aim of this course is to teach students how to be critical thinkers. Students will learn how to: construct arguments, identify particular strengths and weaknesses of arguments, use various scientific reasoning skills (e.g., hypothesis testing, causal inference), evaluate definitions, and identify kinds of ambiguity. This course involves a group project called the Box Project, which serves as an opportunity for students to practice various scientific reasoning skills. Students have access to a small cardboard box that contains a number of objects. The Box Project is characterized by one question (‘What is in the box?’) and one rule (‘You may not open the box.’). Students work in small groups over the course of a month to answer this question.
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Critical Thinking Web, maintained by Joe Lau, Philosophy Department, University of Hong Kong. http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/ Weekly readings are tutorials from this website.
Homework Assignments (4): 25% Midterm exam: 25% Final exam: 25% The Box Project: 25%
| 週次 | 主題 |
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| 第 1 週 | Introduction to critical thinking Homework 1: Assigned Introduction to critical thinking Homework 1: Assigned Reading: C06: The Cognitive Reflection Test, C03: Defining critical thinking, C09: Famous quotes |
| 第 2 週 | What is an argument? Homework 1: Due Reading: A01: What is an argument?, L02: Statements, A02: The standard form |
| 第 3 週 | Valid arguments and sound arguments Homework 1: Returned Reading: A03: Validity, A04: Soundness |
| 第 4 週 | Valid patterns of reasoning Reading: A05: Valid patterns |
| 第 5 週 | Holiday – No Class |
| 第 6 週 | Inductive arguments Homework 2: Assigned Reading: A08: Inductive arguments |
| 第 7 週 | Analogical arguments Homework 2: Due Reading: A11: Analogical arguments |
| 第 8 週 | Introduction to the Box Project Discuss homework 2 Homework 2: Returned |
| 第 9 週 | Midterm exam |
| 第 10 週 | Scientific methodology Reading: S01: Theories and evidence, S02: Scientific method |
| 第 11 週 | Evaluating scientific research Homework 3: Assigned Reading: S03: Theory choice, S09: Scientific research |
| 第 12 週 | Causal reasoning Homework 3: Due Reading: S04: Causation, S06: Causal inferences |
| 第 13 週 | Causal reasoning Homework 3: Returned Reading: S05: Mill’s methods, S07: Causal diagrams |
| 第 14 週 | Box Project presentations |
| 第 15 週 | Necessity, sufficiency, and possibility Reading: M06: Necessity and sufficiency, M07: Types of possibility |
| 第 16 週 | Defining the terms of the argument Homework 4: Assigned Reading: M04: Examples, M02: Definitions, M03: Evaluating definitions |
| 第 17 週 | Obscure language Respecting your opponent Homework 4: Due Reading: M08: Obscurity, A13: Arguing with other people |
| 第 18 週 | Final exam |
Critical Thinking Web, maintained by Joe Lau, Philosophy Department, University of Hong Kong. http://philosophy.hku.hk/think/ Weekly readings are tutorials from this website. Hardcastle, G. & Slater, M. (2014). A novel exercise for teaching the philosophy of science. Philosophy of Science, 81, 1184-1196. http://doi.org/10.1086/678240
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