Textbook Rationality: Rationality - and why we should teach it in schools

A primer on rational thinking... and a plan for teaching it in schools We all want to be the rational parent, the rational consumer, and the rational voter. So why is it that so few of us can readily define what it means to think rationally? In this timely and inspiring book, Ivan Phillips argues that irrationality is rampant because we have never taught the key principles of rational thinking in schools. In concise and accessible writing, Textbook Rationality explains: <ul><li>How to distinguish rational thinking the from irrational and non-rational thinking</li><li>Why rationality and critical thinking are not the same thing</li><li>How to use Bayesian reasoning to decide what is true</li><li>How to anticipate cognitive bias and employ countermeasures</li><li>How to squeeze a course on rationality into a high school curriculum</li></ul>

Politics & Social Sciences

Phillips, Ivan

Philosophy

Barley Lane Books

A primer on rational thinking... and a plan for teaching it in schools 
We all want to be the rational parent, the rational consumer, and the rational voter. So why is it that so few of us can readily define what it means to think rationally? 
In this timely and inspiring book, Ivan Phillips argues that irrationality is rampant because we have never taught the key principles of rational thinking in schools. 
In concise and accessible writing, Textbook Rationality explains How to distinguish rational thinking from irrational and non-rational thinking Why rationality and critical thinking are not the same thing How to use Bayesian reasoning to decide what is true How to anticipate cognitive bias and employ countermeasures How to squeeze a course on rationality into a high school curriculum 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 
Ivan Phillips has a doctorate in theoretical physics from Northwestern University and is a frequent speaker on the topic of rational thinking.

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Textbook Rationality: Rationality - and why we should teach it in schools

Textbook Rationality: Rationality - and why we should teach it in schools