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23 Post author: lukeprog 23 October 2011 02:44AM

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Comment author: gwern 23 October 2011 03:06:49AM *  1 point [-]

While we're listing stuff, one thing I'd like to do at some point would be to look at the literature on philosophical training and critical thinking ability (eg. as measured by the Watson-Glaser test). http://images.austhink.com/pdf/Claudia-Alvarez-thesis.pdf looks like it's the best current starting point.

EDIT: I wound up excerpting that thesis at length: http://lesswrong.com/lw/dhe/to_learn_critical_thinking_study_critical_thinking/

Comment author: lukeprog 23 October 2011 03:23:41AM 2 points [-]