Thinking Skills for Professionals

Bryan was educated at the universities of Kent and Sussex. He holds a PhD in moral philosophy from the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is currently engaged in research into moral thinking and the Holocaust, and teaches philosophy at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Philosophy, How to Write your Undergraduate Dissertation, How to Write Better Essays and Thinking Skills for Professionals.

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: ORIGINAL IDEAS Reprogramming our Thinking Asking the Right Questions Generating Ideas PART II: STRUCTURING OUR IDEAS Causal Thinking Conceptual Thinking Analysis 1: Second Order Thinking Conceptual Thinking Analysis 2: The Three-Step Technique Conceptual Thinking: Synthesis PART III: CREATIVE THINKING Problem Solving 1: Analogies Problem Solving 2: Adapting Structures PART IV: CRITICAL THINKING Thinking with Arguments 1: The Components Thinking with Arguments 2: The Connections Thinking with Evidence 1: Describing It Thinking with Evidence 2: Drawing Relevant Inferences Thinking with Evidence 3: Drawing Reliable Inferences Thinking with Language 1: Clarity Thinking with Language 2: Consistency PART V: MORAL THINKING : A CASE STUDY Moral Thinking 1: Generating Ideas Moral Thinking 2: Structuring Ideas Moral Thinking 3: Designing Solutions Moral Thinking 4: Evaluating Solutions Conclusion Glossary Index

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