Insight Studies

A Practice-Based Approach to Self-Knowledge and Critical Thinking

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Insight Studies emphasizes the importance of understanding the operations that generate and verify the knowledge we rely on in our daily lives. Grounded in the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan, the book employs a practice-based approach similar to learning a musical instrument, fostering critical thinking skills through engaging learning modules. The book features modules that include puzzles with detailed instructions to help learners focus on their own cognitive processes and operations of knowing. This approach broadens the scope of critical thinking to encompass the operations of questioning, understanding, verifying, valuing, and cooperating. Each chapter illustrates the relevance of these skills across various fields, including ethics, conflict resolution, psychology, sociology, philosophy, politics, and personal relationships. Structured as a nine-module course text, Insight Studies can be adapted for in-class, online, or self-directed learning. Designed to be learner friendly, this book equips readers with transformative skills that are applicable to everyday life.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-22
Mått159 x 235 x 13 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor128
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781487566104

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Preface1. Introduction to Insight StudiesInsight Studies: What Kind of Organism Am I?Self-Knowledge, Relationships, and DemocraciesSelf-Knowledge and Critical ThinkingA Practice-Based ApproachOutline of the Chapters and Learning Modules2. Getting Started: Practice Modules 1–3Selecting Puzzles that are Right for YouModule 1: Establishing a Daily Routine of Puzzle SolvingModule 2: A Special Procedure for Puzzle SolvingExcursus: Introducing Self-KnowingModule 3: Focusing on Your Mind’s OperationsApplying the Skills3. Identifying the Operations: Practice Modules 4–6Module 4: Differentiating Groups of OperationsExcursus: Some Observations on the Skill Development ProcessExcursus: Introducing the Theory of KnowingModule 5: Identifying the Operation of Direct InsightModule 6: Identifying the Operation of JudgmentApplying the Skills4. Feelings, Values, and Decisions: Practice Modules 7–9Module 7: Identifying Feelings and ValuesExcursus: Revisiting the Theory of Knowing Module 8: Feelings, Values, and DecisionsModule 9: Observing an Inner NormativityApplying the Skills5. ApplicationsEthics and DiscernmentConflict and InsightSociology and Everyday ArgumentsPsychology and Problem SolvingPhilosophy and Self-PossessionPolitics and SpiritualityConcluding Reflections6. AfterwordAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex