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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Paul GombergPublisher: Broadview Press Ltd Imprint: Broadview Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 22.90cm , Height: 29.00cm , Length: 15.20cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781554810130ISBN 10: 1554810132 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 27 May 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE To the Instructor: Making Critical Thinking Classes More Philosophical INTRODUCTION The Philosophical Problems Raised by Critical Thinking SECTION I Two Defenses of Critical Belief Introduction From “The Fixation of Belief,” Charles S. Peirce From “The Ethics of Belief,” William K. Clifford SECTION II Uncertainty and Scrutiny in Science Introduction Miracles and Scientific Research, Paul Gomberg From “The Origin of Life on Earth,” Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith From “Sex, Drugs, Disasters, and the Extinction of Dinosaurs,” Stephen Jay Gould Are We Related to Other Life? Paul Gomberg From “The Perplexing Case of the Female Orgasm,” Elisabeth Lloyd with Natasha Mitchell “The Health of Black Folk: Disease, Class, and Ideology in Science,” Nancy Krieger and Mary Bassett From Against Method, Paul Feyerabend SECTION III Why Do We Believe Others? Introduction From “Of Miracles,” David Hume From “The Ethics of Belief,” William K. Clifford From “The Epistemology of Testimony,” Nicholas Wolterstorff From “What Is It to Believe Someone?” Elizabeth Anscombe Trust and Modesty in Belief and Knowledge, Paul Gomberg SECTION IV Religious Beliefs and Critical Scrutiny Introduction From “A Scientist’s Case against God,” Richard Dawkins From “The Will to Believe,” William James “Clifford’s Principle and James’s Options,” Richard Feldman Believing Can Be Right or Wrong, Allen Wood From “Wittgenstein on Religious Belief,” Hilary Putnam SECTION V: EPILOGUE What Should I Believe? IndexReviews“What Should I Believe? is an excellent little volume that takes its title question seriously and tries to answer with both prudential and normative meanings. Gomberg (Chicago State Univ.) has assembled a worthy set of essays to answer this question, ranging from the classic essays of Peirce, Clifford, and James to his own sincere efforts to guide students in their understanding of belief.” — S.C. Schwarze, Cabrini College in CHOICE Volume 49.8, April 2012 “This is a wonderful selection of readings for a course in Critical Thinking, as well as wonderful reading for anyone who wonders what critical thinking about difficult and controversial topics consists in—a question that concerns all of us as citizens and as human beings.” — Hilary Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University “This is an exciting, pathbreaking anthology. In taking critical thinking itself as a topic for philosophical reflection, What Should I Believe? moves us on from John Dewey’s famous How We Think. Gomberg’s insightful commentary molds these essays into a new framework for thinking about society, science, religion—and indeed about the very character of belief. This is a fresh approach to “critical thinking” both for the classroom and for our lives.” — Arthur Fine, University of Washington This is a wonderful selection of readings for a course in Critical Thinking, as well as wonderful reading for anyone who wonders what critical thinking about difficult and controversial topics consists in--a question that concerns all of us as citizens and as human beings. --Hilary Putnam What Should I Believe? is an excellent little volume that takes its title question seriously and tries to answer with both prudential and normative meanings. Gomberg (Chicago State Univ.) has assembled a worthy set of essays to answer this question, ranging from the classic essays of Peirce, Clifford, and James to his own sincere efforts to guide students in their understanding of belief. - S.C. Schwarze, Cabrini College in CHOICE Volume 49.8, April 2012 This is a wonderful selection of readings for a course in Critical Thinking, as well as wonderful reading for anyone who wonders what critical thinking about difficult and controversial topics consists in-a question that concerns all of us as citizens and as human beings. - Hilary Putnam, Cogan University Professor Emeritus, Harvard University This is an exciting, pathbreaking anthology. In taking critical thinking itself as a topic for philosophical reflection, What Should I Believe? moves us on from John Dewey's famous How We Think. Gomberg's insightful commentary molds these essays into a new framework for thinking about society, science, religion-and indeed about the very character of belief. This is a fresh approach to critical thinking both for the classroom and for our lives. - Arthur Fine, University of Washington What Should I Believe? is an excellent little volume that takes its title question seriously and tries to answer with both prudential and normative meanings. Gomberg (Chicago State Univ.) has assembled a worthy set of essays to answer this question, ranging from the classic essays of Peirce, Clifford, and James to his own sincere efforts to guide students in their understanding of belief. --S.C. Schwarze, Cabrini College, reviewed in CHOICE Volume 49.8, April 2012 Author InformationPaul Gomberg is Professor of Philosophy at Chicago State University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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