Making him my, “Thinking
Hero,” Aristotle was not only a
preeminent model of ancient Greek philosophy but also had a way of thinking
that I can relate and agree with. When it comes to Aristotle, “an intelligent
mind doesn’t have to have a goal when thinking but being able to just entertain
a thought,” disagreeing with our classes definition of critical thinking, as we
explained that there is always a goal oriented mindset with this action. One
doesn’t necessarily have to come up with a conclusion or have a goal to be
critically thinking, as long as they are already thinking in depth of a
particular subject. Although, Aristotle did believe that in order for one to be
able to think critically, they have to not only look at something’s surface or
what they appear to be but to, "look deeper into the realities by breaking down
thoughts and analyzing them,” which has to do with the definition that our
class came up with.
Hi Cynthia, Aristotle was a great choice as I was thinking about choosing him as well. However, I don't agree with his critical thinking because as the class said, I believe when you critically think about something you need to have a goal or solution with it.
ReplyDeleteThat might be the case for some, but for others they tend to sometimes think in depth about a certain situation without necessarily having to have a solution in mind.
ReplyDeleteAristotle is a great critical thinker. His teachings, thoughts and ideas has influenced many generations over time and will also have the same capability for the future generations. Although his thoughts are somewhat contradicting to the class's definition of a critical thinker; he remains one of greatest critical thinkers of all time.
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