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Critical Thinking and Epistemic Responsibility Revisited
Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research Pub Date : 2021-07-10 , DOI: 10.1007/s40961-021-00251-9
Surajit Barua 1
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It is generally assumed that critical thinking is the preferred mode of inquiry in all situations. However, Michael Huemer, in 2005, has presented an interesting and powerful challenge to this received view. He aims to establish the claim that in some contexts of inquiry, engaging in critical thinking is not epistemically responsible. If true, this implies that critical thinking should not be adopted uncritically. Several writers have objected to this counterintuitive view. In this paper, I show that those objections do not stand on close scrutiny. Secondly and more importantly, I argue that Huemer’s results, even though correct, do not undermine the significance of critical thinking.



中文翻译:

重新审视批判性思维和认知责任

一般认为批判性思维是所有情况下的首选探究模式。然而,Michael Huemer 在 2005 年对这种公认的观点提出了有趣而有力的挑战。他的目标是建立这样的主张,即在某些探究环境中,从事批判性思维在认知上是不负责任的。如果为真,这意味着不应不加批判地采用批判性思维。一些作家反对这种违反直觉的观点。在本文中,我表明这些反对意见没有经过仔细审查。其次,更重要的是,我认为 Huemer 的结果即使是正确的,也不会削弱批判性思维的重要性。

更新日期:2021-07-12
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