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... thinking as an aim of liberal education , there is no thought that all the student's thinking should be of this sort . There are other modes of thought that have their important places - stream - of - consciousness , imagination ...
... thinking as an aim of liberal education , there is no thought that all the student's thinking should be of this sort . There are other modes of thought that have their important places - stream - of - consciousness , imagination ...
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... thinking is controlled thinking , which means that ideally the assumptions and procedures utilized are lifted to consciousness and examined as to the reliability for helping to solve the problem at hand . It is a kind of thinking that ...
... thinking is controlled thinking , which means that ideally the assumptions and procedures utilized are lifted to consciousness and examined as to the reliability for helping to solve the problem at hand . It is a kind of thinking that ...
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... thinking within the sciences themselves , the emphasis is on becoming conscious of the methods whereby these principles were reached and the rational bases for their validity . This calls for actually thinking about scientific problems ...
... thinking within the sciences themselves , the emphasis is on becoming conscious of the methods whereby these principles were reached and the rational bases for their validity . This calls for actually thinking about scientific problems ...
Contents
PART | 5 |
OBJECTIVITY VERSUS COMMITMENT | 30 |
FREEDOM VERSUS AUTHORITY | 59 |
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