Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking

Introduction

The concept of critical thinking is not a new one. It can be traced back to 2500 years ago. It has its roots in the mid and late twentieth century. Critical thinking can be defined as a reflective and reasonable thinking which is aimed at deciding that what a person should believe and what not to believe (Ennis, 1987). Critical thinking is way of deciding whether a claim is sometimes true, always true, partly true or entirely false. Critical thinking is one of the most important component of most of the professions. It is the mode of thinking about a subject, problem or any content, in which the thinker analyses the information in a decisive way and understanding and drawing conclusions about them in a skillful way.

Discussion

Difference between common sense and science

Common sense is something that is discussed and talked about all the time. What common sense is, is a question. Common sense can be defined as a prudent and sound judgment which is based on the perception of facts and the everyday situations (www.merriam-webster.com). Common sense is the set of commonly held basic knowledge and general principles that everyone shares. Common sense and judgment go hand in hand. Science, on the other hand, can be defined as the knowledge that is derived from the observations, research, experimentations and study. All these processes are carried out to determine the nature of the phenomenon under study. Science is a practical knowledge. Science is not only concerned with finding the nature of things and phenomenon, but also aims at figuring out the mechanisms to do many new and different things. Science involves the willingness of fining out errors in the hypotheses proposed by one's own self. Without this, finding of errors in the things that one proposes, the idea of science ...