Abstract
The goal of critical thinking is intellectual integrity - wholeness. Such wholeness derives from an explicit understanding of the human intellect. In this paper, I attempt to show the cognitive operationalism underlying critical thinking. That is, reflecting upon thinking critically: conscious, systematic thought rather than unexamined impulsive reaction. The concept of truth will be examined in terms of human cognition; the concept of "stage" theory so important to psychology and philosophy i s defined and its implications followed out. How one ought to think is grounded in how we naturally, unavoidably already think and reason. Third wave critical thinking integrates common sense, explanatory and existential ways of knowing.
| Keywords: | critical thinking; third wave; cognition |
|---|
[Chinese Version | Index | New Horizons in Education | Other Journals | Subscription form | Enquiry ]
Mail any comments and suggestions to
hkier-journal@cuhk.edu.hk .