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Is
it ever possible to actually persuade anybody? How do we best critically analyze
our own opinions? Is human rationality really that which lies at our
decision making process? Is there a right answer and how do modern diversity
considerations interfere with arguments seeking the Truth? These questions mark
only the beginning of discussions regarding critical thinking and the role of
informal logic in people's day to day life. Join Harvey Siegel for a discussion
on how people think, whether thinking skills can actually be improved, and
coping with relativism in an argument.
Harvey
Siegel is Professor of Philosophy and Chair of the Department of Philosophy at
the University of Miami. He was educated at Cornell University and Harvard University.
His research interests are in the areas of philosophy of science, epistemology,
and philosophy of education. He is especially interested in issues concerning
rationality and relativism. He has published over 100 articles both in
philosophy and education journals, and has published three books: Relativism
Refuted: A Critique of Contemporary Epistemological Relativism, Educating Reason: Rationality, Critical Thinking, and Education, and Rationality Redeemed? Further Dialogues on an Educational Ideal. He is the editor of Reason and Education: Essays in Honor of
Israel Scheffler. He is past President of both the Philosophy of
Education Society and the Association for the Philosophy of Education.
Why?'s host Jack Russell Weinstein says, "This radio show presumes the
possibility of critical thinking. Its guests also hope to persuade. Our
conversation with Harvey will not only force us to come to terms with the nature
of human thought but also the hopes and aspirations for this show. Harvey is a
thoughtful philosopher of education with his finger on the pulse of a core issue
in the human experience. How can we educate if we don't teach people to think
better? "
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