Critical Thinking

PHIL-2100

This course provides tools for the identification, analysis, and evaluation of the various patterns of reasoning as they occur in the real world. Patterns of reasoning include deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, scientific reasoning, statistical reasoning, and causal reasoning. The course also covers some basic psychology and sociology of reasoning and belief and concludes with a critical discussion of science and the scientific method.

4 credits
Cross-listed with:
Prereqs:
none

Past Term Data

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2024
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • John R Milanese
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 47/40
2023
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
  • John R Milanese
Seats Taken: 49/80
2022
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
  • John R Milanese
Seats Taken: 44/70
2021
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
  • John R Milanese
Seats Taken: 40/77
2020
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
  • John R Milanese
Seats Taken: 39/77
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 13/12
2019
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • John R Milanese
Seats Taken: 32/45
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 11/19
2018
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 19/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 2/10
2017
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 22/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 7/10
2016
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 17/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Michael Joseph Conroy
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 7/19
2015
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 15/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Michael J Kalsher
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 7/19
2014
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 14/9
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 13/20
2013
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 20/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 5/15
2012
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • John R Milanese
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 26/30
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 0/15
2011
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Justin K Weil
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 32/30
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 4/15
2010
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 19/15
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 2/15
2009
Methods Of Reasoning (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 28/50
Critical Thinking (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 4/15
2008
Methods Of Reasoning (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 18/15
Methods Of Reasoning (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 3/15
2007
Methods Of Reasoning (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 22/20
Methods Of Reasoning (4c)
  • Bram Van Heuveln
Seats Taken: 5/15
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