Why Should We Think Critically
So part of critical thinking is making sure that the actions that flow from our assumptions are justifiable according to some notion of goodness or desirability. This is where things start to get complicated, and where questions of power arise. What if you and 1 disagree about the right response to a situation? How do we decide which is the better, more critical response For example, if I think capitalism rewards those who already have and Secures permanent inequity, and you think it ensures that the spirit of individual entrepreneurship stays vigorous and therefore is essential for the functioning of a healthy democracy, how do we assess who is thinking more correctly? Each of us can cite evidence, scan experience, and produce credible, authoritative individuals who support our respective point of view. But ultimately, each of us has arrived at our position from a mixture of analyzing our experiences, thinking in the most critical way we can about them, and then allying our analysis with our vision of what the world looks like when it's working properly.