Critical Thinking, Postmodernism, and Rational Evaluation
In this paper, after showing how the postmodern critiques of Enlightenment rationality apply to critical thinking, I argue that a critical discussion on any subject must assume specific principles of rationality. I then show how these principles can be used to critique and reject postmodern claims a...
Main Author: | Donald L. Hatcher |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
1994-01-01
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Series: | Informal Logic |
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Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2457 |
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