Critical Thinking and Learning

By introducing current debates in the field of critical thinking and posing new questions from contributing scholars, Critical Thinking and Learning examines the received wisdom in the field of critical thinking and learning. Examines the different perspectives in the field of critical thinking and learning Provides insights into critical thinking by posing new questions from contributing authors Introduces cross-cultural viewpoints into the dominant 'western'-based educational viewpoint Highlights differences among a variety of thinkers in the field

Notes on Contributors v Preface and acknowledgements Michael A. Peters ix 1 Critical Thinking and Learning Mark Mason 1 2 Kinds of Thinking, Styles of Reasoning Michael A. Peters 12 3 Culture, Cognitive Pluralism and Rationality Colin W. Evers 25 4 Is There a Geography of Thought for East-West Differences? Why or Why Not? Ho Mun Chan & Hektor K. T. Yan 44 5 False Dichotomy? ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian’ concepts of scholarship and learning Janette Ryan & Kam Louie 65 6 Learning, Empowerment and Judgement Michael  Luntley 79 7 Is Popper’s Falsificationist Heuristic a Helpful Resource for Developing Critical Thinking? Chi-Ming Lam 93 8 Critical Thinking as a Source of Respect for Persons: A critique Christine Doddington 109 9 Re-conceptualizing Critical Thinking for Moral Education in Culturally Plural Societies Duck-Joo Kwak 120 Index 131