{"product_id":"9780995087606","title":"The ART of THINKING: Chats on Logic","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book contains valuable instruction on thinking clearly, It is written in an engaging and witty style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe ART of THINKING - Chats on Logic\u003c\/em\u003e consists of three parts: acquiring factual knowledge, examining what has been acquired by the rigorous application of understanding and finally trasforming that understanding into wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome, but not all of the rules of logic are included with the expectation that, if there is enough interest and opportunity, more will be explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe target audience is adults of school leaving age who may have accumultated a substantial range of facts but wish to develop better processing faculties to deqal with and apply those facts. Others will find the book invaluable in bringing discipline to their thinking, even those at a more mature age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's underlying purpose is to show the connection between thinking and the liberating power of truth.The contents are carefully structured:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Raw Materials of Factual Knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Observation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2. Testimony\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsembling the Building Blocks: Understanding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3. First Linkages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4. Types of Truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Understanding Oneself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6. Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7. The Power of Proof \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8. Food for Thought (and Vice Versa)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9. Uniting False Disjunctives\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10. Definitions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11. Division\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12. Thinking Tools\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13. Oposition and Composition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14. Communication: Terms, Propositions and Syllogisms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major points of focus are amply illustrated with pertinent and pointed examples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the book's theme is THINKING, the author has included the disembling of some widely held myths showing how poor thought processes and unquestioning acceptance has lead to poor - untenable - conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapter on the preparation of food, 8, is particulrly revealing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn entertaining text which can be kept handy as a reference source.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"working on this","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021275840752,"sku":"9780995087606","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780995087606_p0.jpg?v=1763900962","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780995087606","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}