Dr Tom Chatfield is a British author, independent scholar and philosopher of technology. His textbooks for SAGE publishing include Critical Thinking, How To Think and Think Critically. He's also the author of half a dozen non-fiction books exploring digital culture, published in over thirty territories and languages; of an award-winning thriller, This Is Gomorrah (Hodder); and of books and educational resources for audiences ranging from K12 to graduate and business schools. Tom took his doctorate at St John's College, Oxford, and is a former Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute, guest faculty member at the Said Business School, and senior Associate at the interdisciplinary think-tank Perspectiva. A TED Global speaker, Non Executive Director and Advisor at a number of not-for-profits, he writes and broadcasts internationally on technology, ethics and education.
Table of Contents
Part I: The Art and Science of Being ReasonableChapter 1: Understanding the Reasons Behind ThingsChapter 2: Spelling Out Arguments and AssumptionsChapter 3: Reasoning With Logic and CertaintyChapter 4: Reasoning With Observation and UncertaintyChapter 5: Developing Explanations and TheoriesChapter 6: Assessing Evidence and Planning Your Reading StrategyPart II: Being Reasonable in an Unreasonable WorldChapter 7: Getting to Grips With RhetoricChapter 8: Seeing Through Faulty ReasoningChapter 9: Understanding Cognitive BiasChapter 10: Overcoming Bias in Yourself and OthersChapter 11: Thinking Critically About TechnologyChapter 12: Putting It All Together: Critical Thinking in Study, Work and Life