Reason Better: An Interdisciplinary Guide to Critical Thinking

Combining the most recent findings on reasoning from philosophy, cognitive science, social psychology and behavioral economics, Reason Better aims to rethink the standard critical thinking curriculum. This text emphasizes developing a mindset that avoids systematic errors, while also presenting a unified picture of evidence that covers statistical, causal, and best-explanation inferences. Students will come away with a sense of how to assess the strength of evidence for claims, adjust their beliefs accordingly, and recognize the errors they’re most prone to making. This title is also rich with instructor resources that support delivering a course aimed at having lasting effects on students’ lives.