Thinking Well

Faith

"Unless you believe, you will not understand.” — St Augustine

Science

“He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God” — Isaac Newton

Reason

"Reason is our soul’s left hand, faith her right; By these we reach divinity..." — John Donne

Thinking Well

Thinking well involves not only logical and critical thinking, but also awareness of one’s own worldview and cognitive biases. This course examines factors affecting the quality of thinking aiming to make it clearer and more rational, enabling better decisions aligned with God’s will.

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing personal opinion.”

Proverbs 18:2

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Topics include:

1.

Emotivism, Relativism and Subjectivism

2.

Supernaturalism

3.

Scientific thinking and Scientism

4.

Fallacies in scientific thinking

5.

Inherent irrationality and cognitive biases

6.

Thinking clearly

7.

Neuroscience and critical thinking

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Grades

- intermediate -
grades 8 – 12

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Textbook

There is no specific textbook for this course. Material will be provided.

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Prerequisite

Logic and Argumentation
(or a similar course)

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Next offered

TBD
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Duration

one 75 min class per week for 14 weeks

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Tuition

$85