IV Norman E Raison

Critical Thinking IV Norman E Raison

Critical Thinking: A Strategic Guide to Personal Development is a comprehensive self-help textbook conceptually designed to improve the way an individual thinks. The theoretical construct travels infinitely beyond simply presenting basic, cliché terms and definitions that we have all heard ad nauseam by profoundly exploring numerous aspects of the self as it relates to society. In this dynamic and innovative approach to personal development, three distinct disciplines are integrated together to explain the how and more importantly the why behind self-enhancement along with self-improvement. This text broaches the overall topic of critical thinking through incorporating the underlying Sociological, Psychological, and Philosophical factors that are implicit in one's own personal growth and development. In terms of the intents and purposes of this strategic guide, personal development is not merely the improvement of oneself. Instead, it is a more in-depth and more inclusive means of educating, informing, and exposing the reader to a variety of theoretical, psychological, philosophical, and sociological doctrines as well as understanding the theories along with the concepts that govern our society, thereby providing the basis for both social and individual development. Consider this as a doctor learning how to treat a disease by studying the characteristics of a virus or pathogen. This encyclopedic road map to personal development through critical thinking revolves around thought provoking discussions along with open-ended conceptual expansion type questions in order to stimulate outside of the box reasoning, consider alternate perspectives, and form logical conclusions. The overall aim of elevating an individual's capacity for critical thinking is achieved by examining, exploring, and explaining multiple, interconnected ideologies behind human interaction that form both our conscious and unconscious thoughts as well as behaviors. A large amount of our individual behaviors or how we identify ourselves has been shaped and molded by society, the social groups that we belong to, and the stimulus that we have been subconsciously exposed to. Thus, before personal development can occur, we must first understand and decipher the divisively coercive techniques that we have been consistently subjected to, which limit our potential, handicap a free-thinking mindset, and act as a detriment to personal growth. By virtue of this, learning how to think critically can be thought of as a skill, which requires constant honing in order to achieve. Critical Thinking: A Strategic Guide to Personal Development acts as the conduit leading towards enlightenment as well as personal growth and empowerment.