amiabletemplar Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) I've been looking for some sort of material that works as a good introduction for critical thinking. Does anyone know which would be best for someone who is still on square one? If it is a book, I'll have to look for it on pdf format. In one of my philosophy classes (specifically philosophy of science), the prof included The Philosopher's Toolkit as one of the required textbooks, and it's really an excellent resource for the beginning "critical thinker." It's not particularly expensive, and covers much ground in terms of how philosophical argumentation works, the significance and use of things like necessity and sufficiency, or a priori vs. a posteriori arguments, etc. It's one of the very few textbooks I haven't immediately sold back to the bookstore after the term/sequence was over (and, in fact, still own). Edited December 24, 2015 by amiabletemplar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) In one of my philosophy classes (specifically philosophy of science), the prof included The Philosopher's Toolkit as one of the required textbooks, and it's really an excellent resource for the beginning "critical thinker." It's not particularly expensive, and covers much ground in terms of how philosophical argumentation works, the significance and use of things like necessity and sufficiency, or a priori vs. a posteriori arguments, etc. It's one of the very few textbooks I haven't immediately sold back to the bookstore after the term/sequence was over (and, in fact, still own). Thanks for the recommendation! Luckily for me, it is on the brazilian Amazon, but unluckily for me, it costs 50 bucks (the Kindle version, as there isn't a paperback one, and the dollar iirc is four times higher than our currency, so it is as expensive as it sounds). That said, I'll look for it on scribd, chances are it is included on the list of books there, or else I'll see if there's a way for me to buy it directly from the american Amazon (paying 28-30 bucks in the american Amazon for the Kindle seems worth it) EDIT: Nevermind. Found the Kindle version for 29 bucks - I just didn't search all of the list and at first went for another version of the same book, that's why the price was off. now if I stopped being lazy and actually dedicated to study logic... Edited December 24, 2015 by Rapier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locust Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I've been looking for some sort of material that works as a good introduction for critical thinking. Does anyone know which would be best for someone who is still on square one? If it is a book, I'll have to look for it on pdf format. Websites like https://iversity.org/en/signup, https://www.edx.org/, https://www.coursera.org/ and https://www.futurelearn.com/ will have free critical thinking courses. You can also watch courses on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE2A771BBA7773B62 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA795AB5BDDD2B0B3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoblongoo Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) I am seeing shocking amounts of economic illiteracy in the political debate threads and it occurs to me...we have self-described capitalists who have never read Adam Smith. This is like having self-described communists who have never read Karl Marx. I am attaching hereto a link to the full PDF of Adam Smith's Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations (1784). These writings are generally considered to be the foundational documents of modern capitalism, and capitalist economic theory. For the educational benefit of interested parties: https://www.ibiblio.org/ml/libri/s/SmithA_WealthNations_p.pdf Edited February 9, 2018 by Shoblongoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jey the Count Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 I wonder... I am about to make a little hack for fe4 and I am thinking if there is a way to make enemy retake castles BUT not destroy them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Hare'da-irijon said: I wonder... I am about to make a little hack for fe4 and I am thinking if there is a way to make enemy retake castles BUT not destroy them? Yeah. You start by posting this in the correct subforum (Fan Projects -> Questions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMEDIA Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I wish to become a published author one day (I’ve self published 3 novelettes on Amazon, but they didn’t sell at all). I found some of the information in these Brandon Sanderson lectures helpful. https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2FCD81A6FE4280AC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapier Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 On the topic of writing fiction, Reddit has an useful r/WritingPrompts section with workshops and tips. https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/wiki/writing_tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karimlan Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 (edited) A great resource for academic politics, and really, even general politics. And, if you want political satire, this will sharpen your mind for it. "Microcosmographia Academica" by F.M. Cornford https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/people/staff/iau/cornford/cornford.html Edited July 19, 2018 by Karimlan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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