YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! by John M. Capps, Donald Eric Capps ( 9781405196642 )

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YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
HOW JOKES CAN HELP YOU THINK

By:

John M. Capps, Donald Eric Capps

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1405196645

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JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

27 August, 2009

Pages:

144

Description:

You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think focuses on a single, core issue at the heart of philosophy: our ability to think critically. The authors, a father and son team of distinguished professors, aren't kidding around when they show us that jokes illustrate the various ways in which the thinking process goes awry.

Synopsis:

You've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations Uses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning Provides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not Demonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences Explains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one's life

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Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)

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