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Tools of thinking [digital videodisc] : understanding the world through experience and reason / James Hall. Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., c2005. Subjects Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching.   Thought and thinking -- Methodology.   Creative thinking.   Memory.   Logic. ISBN:  159803085X 9781598030853 Series:  Great courses (DVD). Philosophy & intellectual history. Description:  4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (147 pages ; 22 cm). Contents:  pt. 1 : lecture 1. -- What are "tools of thinking"? -- lecture 2. Which tools of thinking are basic? -- lecture 3. Platonic intuition, memory, and reason -- lecture 4. Intuition, memory, and reason : problems -- lecture 5. Sense experience : a more modern take -- lecture 6. Observation and immediate inferences -- lecture 7. Further immediate inferences -- lecture 8. Categorical syllogisms -- lecture 9. Ancient logic in modern dress -- lecture 10. Systematic doubt and rational certainty -- lecture 11. The limits of sense experience -- lecture 12. Inferences demand relevant evidence. pt. 2 : lecture 13. Proper inferences avoid equivocation -- lecture 14. Induction is slippery but unavoidable -- lecture 15. The scientific revolution -- lecture 16. Hypotheses and experiments : a first look -- lecture 17. How empirical is modern empiricism? -- lecture 18. Hypotheses and experiments : a closer look -- lecture 19. "Normal science" at mid-century -- lecture 20. Modern logic : truth tables -- lecture 21. Modern logic : sentential arguments -- lecture 22. Modern logic : predicate arguments -- lecture 23. Postmodern and New-age problems -- lecture 24. Rational empiricism in the 21st century. Requests:  0 Summary:  Everyone has to think in order to function in the world, and this course will equip you with the tools to reason effectively in your pursuit of reliable beliefs and useful knowledge. Whether you are a budding philosopher searching for ultimate truths, a science student grappling with the nature of scientific proof, a new parent weighing conflicting child-rearing advice, or a concerned citizen making up your mind about today's issues, Tools of Thinking will help you cut through deception and faulty reasoning to get closer to the essence of a matter.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Status   Hilo Public Library DVD -- DVD, Nonfiction DVD GC NF 2719 GC Checked In Add Copy to MyList Pahoa P/S Library DVD -- DVD, Nonfiction     In Cataloging Add Copy to MyList

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