Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving presents well structured, reader-friendly, and simplified content to both educators and learners, entrepreneurs and management cadre aiming at perfecting their critical thinking and problem solving skills. The book aims at initiating the reader into effective and positive thinking patterns and practices. The self-assessment tasks at the end of each chapter help the learner to reflect on the content and subject the self to introspection. The primary objective of the book is to equip the learner with special critical thinking and problem solving skills requisite for reflective thinking, effective problem solving and decisive decision-making.The topics covered include the Concept and Methods of Philosophy, Levels of Thinking, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking Tools; the Socratic Questioning Method, Value Creating Education and Leadership, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Logic, Argument, Fallacies and Barriers to Critical Thinking.