Making Your Mind Matter - Strategies for Increasing Practical Intelligence (Paperback)

Making Your Mind Matter is a practical guide to effective thinking in college and in everyday life. Critical thinking guru Vincent Ryan Ruggiero explains how and why the mind has been neglected in American education, then teaches readers how to take charge of their own mental development. Ruggiero presents a simple but powerful model the WISE model (Wonder, Investigate, Speculate, Evaluate). This model illustrates how to overcome obstacles to thinking, resist manipulation, test ideas, analyze arguments, form judgments, analyze ethical issues, and discuss ideas courteously and effectively. This book is a brief, comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible introduction to critical thinking, perfect for all students and others interested in increasing the power of their minds.

General

Imprint:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	October 2003
Authors:	Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
Dimensions:	232 x 154 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7425-1463-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > Popular psychology > Memory improvement & thinking techniques Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	0-7425-1463-3
Barcode:	9780742514638

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