思辨能力的高下将决定一个人学业的优劣、事业的成败乃至一个民族的兴衰。而琳达·埃尔德、理查德·保罗所著的《什么是批判性思维(英文版)/思想者指南系列丛书》出版，必将有利于促进教育改革，提高人才培养质量，提升大众思辨能力，为创新型国家建设和社会文明进步作出深远的贡献。

琳达·埃尔德、理查德·保罗所著的《什么是批判性思维(英文版)/思想者指南系列丛书》是“思想者指南系列丛书”当中的一本，属于该系列下的“基础篇”，主要供广大读者使用。本书介绍并阐述了批判性思维的概念、特点及方法，从而为读者进行后续的学习和阅读提供铺垫。

Introduction for Teachers and Students

There are Three Main Kinds of Thinkers

 The Fairminded Critical Thinker

 The Selfish Critical Thinker

 The Na?ve Thinker

Developing Intellectual Character

 How to Become a Fairminded Critical Thinker

Intellectual Standards Help You Think Better

 Be Clear： Don’t Confuse People

 Be Accurate： Make Sure It’s True

 Be Relevant： Make Sure You Stay on Track

 Be Logical： Make Sure Everything Fits Together

 Be Fair： Make Sure You Consider Others

 Some Important Intellectual Standards

 A Checklist of Questions You Can Ask t

 Intellectual Standards

 Think About Fairness

 Journal Entry Focusing on Unfair Thinking and Behavior

We Take Our Thinking Apart to Find Problems in Our Thinking — and Solve Them

 Think About Purpose

 State the Question

 Gather the Information

 Check Your Inferences

 Question Your Assumptions

 Clarify Your Concepts

 Understand Your Point of View

 Think Through the Implications

 Clarifying Inferences and Assump

 Finding Your Inferences and Assumptions

Critical Thinkers Seek Better Ways of Doing Things

Strategies for Using the Parts of Thinking

 Analyzing Problems

 Analyzing Characters in a Story

 Analyzing Chapters in a Textbook

 Analyzing Experiments

 Analyzing the Data Collected (After Experiments)

 Analyzing Subjects or Disciplines

 Asking Questions in Class Which Target the Parts of

Strategies for Clarifying and Understanding Important Ideas

 Clarifying Your Own Ideas, Clarifying What Others Say

 Thinking Through Conflicting Ideas

 Thinking Through Important Ideas

Reflecting Upon Important Ideas Learned