An introduction to reflective thinking /
An introduction to reflective thinking /
by Columbia associates in philosophy: Laurence Buermeyer [and others].
- Boston ; New York : Houghton Mifflin Company, [1923]
- vii, 351 p. : diagrs. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography at end of each chapter.
Introduction: What reflective thinking means --
Diagnosis: Ancient Egypt and th Massachusetts General Hospital- observation;classification;definition --
The development of hypothesis in astronomy --
The methods of experimental science: The discovery of casual relations in biology --
Duductive elaboration and the relation of implication in mathematics --
The function of explanation in physics --
Evolution as a principle of explanation --
How reflective thought deals with the past, as illustrated by the criticism of the Pentateuch --
Reflective thought in the field of values --
Measurements for use in social decisions --
Reflective thinking in law --
Reflective thought in the realm of ethics --
Summary.
23013137
Thought and thinking.
B74 / .I6 1923
153
Bibliography at end of each chapter.
Introduction: What reflective thinking means --
Diagnosis: Ancient Egypt and th Massachusetts General Hospital- observation;classification;definition --
The development of hypothesis in astronomy --
The methods of experimental science: The discovery of casual relations in biology --
Duductive elaboration and the relation of implication in mathematics --
The function of explanation in physics --
Evolution as a principle of explanation --
How reflective thought deals with the past, as illustrated by the criticism of the Pentateuch --
Reflective thought in the field of values --
Measurements for use in social decisions --
Reflective thinking in law --
Reflective thought in the realm of ethics --
Summary.
23013137
Thought and thinking.
B74 / .I6 1923
153