Critical Thinking in Scholarship: Meanings, Conditions and Development by Eva M.

Description: Critical Thinking in Scholarship by Eva M. Brodin Critical thinking is a vital part of scholarship, yetthe meaning of this notion and the conditions itpresupposes are far from self-evident. In fact,critical thinking is understood in a number of ways,and depending on which meaning the notion of criticalthinking is associated to, different conditions forits realization can be envisaged. Thus, in this booksome of these meanings and conditions are explored,seeing the development of critical thinking both inrelation to history and to contemporary lines ofthought. It appears that critical thinking is amatter of dealing with abstract relationships, andthat the scholarly critical thinker is directedtowards mastering, understanding, or changing theworld. Moreover, it emerges that critical thinking inscholarship is implicitly understood as a means forattaining normatively good ends. This is problematic,since critical thinking involves no assurance ofending in something good in itself. Therefore, it isargued that scholarly critical thinking receives itsmost critical feature when the intention, process andend constitute an interrelated constructive whole,which is permeated by the individuals sense ofresponsibility. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Critical thinking is a vital part of scholarship, yet the meaning of this notion and the conditions it presupposes are far from self-evident. In fact, critical thinking is understood in a number of ways, and depending on which meaning the notion of critical thinking is associated to, different conditions for its realization can be envisaged. Thus, in this book some of these meanings and conditions are explored, seeing the development of critical thinking both in relation to history and to contemporary lines of thought. It appears that critical thinking is a matter of dealing with abstract relationships, and that the scholarly critical thinker is directed towards mastering, understanding, or changing the world. Moreover, it emerges that critical thinking in scholarship is implicitly understood as a means for attaining normatively good ends. This is problematic, since critical thinking involves no assurance of ending in something good in itself. Therefore, it is argued that scholarly critical thinking receives its most critical feature when the intention, process and end constitute an interrelated constructive whole, which is permeated by the individuals sense of responsibility. Author Biography Eva M. Brodin (b. 1974), MA in Psychology and PhD in Education.Eva Brodin works at Lund University in Sweden, where she carriesout research on learning in higher education with special focuson post graduate education and scholarly productivity. She isalso involved in creating a competence developmental program forresearch supervisors. Details ISBN3639074475 Author Eva M. Brodin Short Title CRITICAL THINKING IN SCHOLARSH Pages 272 Language English ISBN-10 3639074475 ISBN-13 9783639074475 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 UK Release Date 2008-08-27 Imprint VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Country of Publication Germany Illustrations black & white illustrations Publisher VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K. Publication Date 2008-08-27 Subtitle Meanings, Conditions and Development Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132586585;

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