Final Definitions Flashcards
Character Traits of Critical Thinkers
- Have passion for the truth.
- Are willing to admit their own ignorance.
- Welcome constructive criticism and are willing to admit error if proven wrong.
- Actively listen to others and seek to learn from them.
5 Ask good questions that advance the discussion. - Notice biased thinking and will challenge it when necessary.
- Do not accept vague and ambiguous thinking.
- Are very self-aware and take seriously the Delphi injunction “Know thyself.”
- Are inquirers rather than informers.
epistemic justifications
property of belief that qualifies it as knowledge rather than mere opinion with the goal of the cognitive enterprise in general, which is the attainment of truth
epistemology
the philosophical study of nature, conditions, and limits of knowledge
objective truth
a claim whose truth or falsity is independent of what anyone believes about the matter
subjective truth
a claim whose truth or falsity depends on what someone believes or feels
cultural alethic relativism
a claim that truth is relative to the society or culture in which one lives
cultural relativism
the specific claim that morality is relative to each culture or society
global alethic relativism
the claim that all truth in all subjects is relative
individual alethic relativism
the claim that all truth is relative to each individual
individual moral relativism
the specific claim that morality is relative to each individual aka moral subjectivism
global skepticism
abusive ad hominem
circumstantial ad hominem
guilty by association ad hominem
argumentum as populum
