PHL 214 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ethnocentrism, Stereotype, Egalitarianism
20 Aug 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Critical thinking takes place in a mental environment consisting of our experiences, thoughts and feelings. Some elements in this inner environment can sabotage our efforts to think critically. From a standpoint of critical thinking, we have taken things too far when we accept claims for no food reason when our thinking is no longer systematic and rational. In the product of egocentric thinking, we distort our judgement and raise our risk of error. Self-interest thinking takes several forms : we may decide to accept a claim solely on the grounds that advances, or coincides with our personal interests. We may ignore facts that contradict our beliefs and search our facts that support them: the remedy for this problem is to make a conscious effort to look for opposing evidence. Don"t consider your evaluation of a statement or argument finished until you"ve carefully considered all the relevant reasons. Group pressure is also a barrier in the first category.
