10 Questions
What is critical thinking?
The analysis of available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments to form a judgement using rational, skeptical, and unbiased evaluation
What does critical thinking presuppose?
Assent to rigorous standards of excellence and mindful command of their use in effective communication and problem solving
Who indicated that the teachings of Socrates are the earliest records?
Plato
What habits of the mind are included in the application of critical thinking?
Self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective
According to Richard W. Paul, what engages the person's intellectual abilities and personality traits?
The mind of a critical thinker
According to Michel Foucault, how is power related to knowledge?
Power is based on knowledge and utilizes it, while also shaping knowledge to fit its intentions
What did T. S. Eliot's play 'The Rock' contribute to the discussion of knowledge and wisdom?
It introduced a division between information, knowledge, and wisdom that inspired later generations
What did Harold Innis focus on in his writings in the field of political economy?
The 'monopoly of knowledge' and how empires exploited information and communication resources
What does power do in relation to knowledge, according to Foucault's concept of power-knowledge?
Power creates and reshapes its own fields of exercise through knowledge
What is the central theme in the social sciences, according to the text?
The relationship between power and knowledge
Test your critical thinking skills with this quiz! Explore your ability to analyze facts, evidence, and arguments to form rational judgments. Challenge yourself to think skeptically and unbiasedly through a series of thought-provoking questions. Strengthen your self-directed, self-disciplined, and self-monitored habits of the mind as you navigate through this quiz.
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