Linda Elder:教育心理学专家、思辨研究专家,在美国多所大学任教,主要教授课程为教育心理学、思辨能力培养;思辨研究协会会长、思辨中心执行主任。Richard Paul:思辨研究专家,国际思辨研究运动主要负责人,已发表200余篇与思辨研究相关的论文、出版8部论述思辨研究的著作。
目錄:
Forward..........i
The Human Mind: Thinking, Feeling, Wanting..........1
Understanding the Human Mind: The Big Picture..........3
The Minds Three Distinctive Functions..........5
The Dynamic Relationship Among Thinking, Feeling, and Wanting..........7
Behavior as a Product of the Mind''s Functions..........8
Thinking as the Key to Feelings and Desires..........9
Rational Capacities or Irrational Tendencies Can Control the Mind..........11
The Logic of Rationality..........15
Distinguishing Rational from Egocentric and Sociocentric Motives..........16
Humans Often Distort Reality Through Irrational Lenses..........18
The Problem of Egocentric Thinking..........19
Feelings That Accompany Egocentrism..........21
The Logic of Egocentrism..........22
Distinguishing Egocentric Domination from Egocentric Submission..........23
The Logic of Egocentric Domination..........24
The Logic of Egocentric Submission..........25
Pathological Dispositions of the Human Mind..........26
Challenging the Pathological Dispositions of the Human Mind..........27
Defense Mechanisms of the Mind..........29
The Problem of Sociocentric Thinking..........31
Primary Forms of Sociocentric Thought..........31
Sociocentricity: The Logic of Groupishness..........34
Sociocentricity: The Logic of Group Validation..........35
Sociocentricity: The Logic of Group Control..........36
Sociocentricity: The Logic of Conformity..........37
Popular Misunderstandings of the Mind..........38
Emotional Intelligence and Critical Thinking..........39
Some Basic Definitions..........40