The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room (Great Courses) (Teaching Company) Course Number 4253 Audio CD

24 Lectures 1 How We Think and How to Think Better 2 Cool Rationality and Hot Thought 3 The Strategy of Visualization 4 Visualizing Concepts and Propositions 5 The Power of Thought Experiments 6 Thinking like Aristotle 7 Ironclad, Airtight Validity 8 Thinking outside the Box 9 The Flow of Argument 10 Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart 11 Why We Make Misteaks 12 Rational Discussion in a Polarized Context 13 Rhetoric versus Rationality 14 Bogus Arguments and How to Defuse Them 15 The Great Debate 16 Outwitting the Advertiser 17 Putting a Spin on Statistics 18 Poker, Probability, and Everyday Life 19 Decisions, Decisions 20 Thinking Scientifically 21 Put It to the Test-Beautiful Experiments 22 Game Theory and Beyond 23 Thinking with Models 24 Lessons from the Great Thinkers