'''Critical thinking''' is a way of deciding whether a claim is [[true]], partially true, or [[false]]. Critical thinking is a [[process]] that leads to skills that can be learned, mastered and used. Critical thinking is a [[tool]] by which one can come about [[reason]]ed conclusions based on a reasoned [[process]]. This process incorporates [[passion]] and [[creativity]], but guides it with [[discipline]], practicality and [[common sense]]. It can be traced in the West to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece] with its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic method] and in the East to ancient India with the Buddhist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalama_sutta kalama sutta] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhidharma abhidharma] literature. Critical thinking is an important component of many fields such as [[education]], [[politics]], business, [[science]] and [[the arts]]. | '''Critical thinking''' is a way of deciding whether a claim is [[true]], partially true, or [[false]]. Critical thinking is a [[process]] that leads to skills that can be learned, mastered and used. Critical thinking is a [[tool]] by which one can come about [[reason]]ed conclusions based on a reasoned [[process]]. This process incorporates [[passion]] and [[creativity]], but guides it with [[discipline]], practicality and [[common sense]]. It can be traced in the West to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece ancient Greece] with its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic method] and in the East to ancient India with the Buddhist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalama_sutta kalama sutta] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhidharma abhidharma] literature. Critical thinking is an important component of many fields such as [[education]], [[politics]], business, [[science]] and [[the arts]]. |