The thinker's guide to the nature and functions of critical & creative thinking /

Paul, Richard

The thinker's guide to the nature and functions of critical & creative thinking / Richard Paul; Linda Elder. - 1st ed. - Dillon Beach, CA : Foundation for Critical Thinking, c2004. - 48 p. ; 21 cm. - Thinker's guide library. .

Cover title.

The inseparability of critical and creative thinking --
Thinking that grasps the logic of things --
Reasoning as a creative art --
Creative genius : an exception? --
Language as a guide --
The narrow-minded genius --
The interplay among inborn gifts, environment, and self-motivation --
The questioning minds of Newton, Darwin, and Einstein --
Creativity : not mystified --
The elements of thought --
Intellectual standards --
Critical thinking applied to the arts --
Figuring out the logic of things --
Learning concepts and language --
Critiquing human thinking --
Learning academic disciplines --
Questioning --
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening.

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Critical thinking.
Creative thinking.

BF442 / .P38 2004