Critical Thinking
Links
A Thinking World
Authors discussion topics include: becoming more creative, educating thinking children, and developing a morally enlightened world.
Critical Thinking Books and Software
http://www.criticalthinking.com/
Critical thinking products for home and classroom for use in mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies.
The Rosebrooke Company
Shows teachers and students at all levels how to use Cogetics to construct critical understanding, develop learn-to-learn abilities, and achieve raised standards.
The Critical Thinking Community
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
Resources on critical thinking for primary and high schools, colleges, and universities.
Critical Thinking Study Topics
http://www.csj.org/studyindex/criticalthkidx.htm
Student study guide on psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements.
Real-World Reasoning
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/inflogic/inflhome.htm
A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college. A good collection of on-line materials.
So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors?
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/logic/logic.html
Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them.
Are You Being Brainwashed and Manipulated?
http://members.aol.com/opsgreen/
Discussion of mass manipulation techniques and how to resist them.
Critical Thinking Lab
http://www.critical-thinking-lab.com
Computer-assisted critical thinking and introductory logic course materials: texts and software.
Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends... and Pseudoscience Begins
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10015.html
Book explains scientific method, and discusses how to tell science from pseudoscience. Considers UFOs, astrology, creationism, and ESP. Searchable page images.
Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT)
A non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic and critical thinking.
Free thought (personal discussion)
http://freethought.homestead.com/index.html
One person's introduction to Critical Thinking, Logic, Belief, and Free Thought.
The eJournal Website: Critical Resources
http://www.synaptic.bc.ca/CriticalResources.htm
Collection of critical thinking resources. Includes links and references for important critical thinkers and historical events as well as discussion forums and an events calendar.
The Church of Critical Thinking
http://www.churchofcriticalthinking.com/
Dedicated to spreading the word about cynical reasoning in established religion, politics, the paranormal beliefs, as well as anything else that people tend to accept blindly. "Your Suspicion is Our Mission".
James Randi Educational Foundation
a non-profit learning resource aimed at promoting critical thinking everywhere.
Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking
Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?"