Status
Available
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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