Critical thinking at the University of Sussex

Critical thinking at the Open University

Most universities have their own webpages for helping think about critical thinking. These two are from the University of Sussex and the Open University.

What is critical thinking?

This, from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy is as good a discussion of critical thinking as I have found anywhere. It places critical thinking in a philosophical context, linking it in particular with the philosophy of John Dewey.

Defining critical thinking

This, from the Foundation for Critical Thinking, gives an excellent definition and covers all the bases, with sections on

• A Brief History of the Idea of Critical Thinking
• Critical Thinking: Basic Questions & Answers
• Our Conception of Critical Thinking
• Sumner’s Definition of Critical Thinking
• Research in Critical Thinking
• Critical Societies: Thoughts from the Past