The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room

by Patrick Grim

Streaming video, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

153.4

Collection

Publication

Great Courses (2013), 24 lectures, 30 minutes, 257 page guidebook

Description

"Professor Grim's work spans ethics, logic, game theory, philosophy of science, and contemporary metaphysics."

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

257 p.

Local notes

[1] How we think and how to think better [2] Cool rationality and hot thought [3] The strategy of visualization [4] Visualizing concepts and propositions [5] The power of thought experiment [6] Thinking like Aristotle [7] Ironclad, airtight validity [8] Thinking outside the box [10] The flow of arguments [11] Why we make mistakes [12] Rational discussion in a polarized context [13] Rhetoric versus rationality [14] Bogus arguments and how to defuse them [15] The great debate [16] Outwitting the advertiser [17] Putting a spin on statistics [18] Poker, probability, and everyday life [19] Decisions, decisions [20] Thinking scientifically [21] Put it to the test: beautiful experiments [22] Game theory and beyond [23] Thinking with models [24] Lessons from the great thinkers

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