The Resource Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison
Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison
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The item Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen).This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen).
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "This accessible and introductory guide to critical thinking will help you think like a scientist, learn to question everything, and understand how your own brain can trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking skills. Think shows you how to better navigate through the maze of biases and traps that are standard features of every human brain. These innate pitfalls threaten to trick us into seeing, hearing, thinking, remembering, and believing things that are not real or true. Guy Harrison's straightforward text will help you trim away the nonsense, deflect bad ideas, and keep both feet firmly planted in reality. With an upbeat and friendly tone, Harrison shows how it's in everyone's best interest to question everything. He brands skepticism as a constructive and optimistic attitude--a way of life that anyone can embrace. An antidote to nonsense and delusion, this accessible guide to critical thinking is the perfect book for anyone seeking a jolt of inspiration"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148072
- Link
- 9781616148072.jpg
- Label
- Think : why you should question everything
- Title
- Think
- Title remainder
- why you should question everything
- Statement of responsibility
- Guy P. Harrison
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "This accessible and introductory guide to critical thinking will help you think like a scientist, learn to question everything, and understand how your own brain can trip you up. This fresh and exciting approach to science, skepticism, and critical thinking will enlighten and inspire readers of all ages. With a mix of wit and wisdom, it challenges everyone to think like a scientist, embrace the skeptical life, and improve their critical thinking skills. Think shows you how to better navigate through the maze of biases and traps that are standard features of every human brain. These innate pitfalls threaten to trick us into seeing, hearing, thinking, remembering, and believing things that are not real or true. Guy Harrison's straightforward text will help you trim away the nonsense, deflect bad ideas, and keep both feet firmly planted in reality. With an upbeat and friendly tone, Harrison shows how it's in everyone's best interest to question everything. He brands skepticism as a constructive and optimistic attitude--a way of life that anyone can embrace. An antidote to nonsense and delusion, this accessible guide to critical thinking is the perfect book for anyone seeking a jolt of inspiration"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harrison, Guy P
- Dewey number
- 153.4
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BC177
- LC item number
- .H378 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Reasoning
- Critical thinking
- Skepticism
- Science
- SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
- PHILOSOPHY / Logic
- Label
- Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison
- Link
- 9781616148072.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1443922
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148072
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013024867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations;
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1443922
- (OCoLC)852488476
- Label
- Think : why you should question everything, Guy P. Harrison
- Link
- 9781616148072.jpg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1443922
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 240 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616148072
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2013024867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations;
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1443922
- (OCoLC)852488476
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