Joe Lau
@joelau.bsky.social
Philosophy Dept, University of Hong Kong
My new paper on the origin of "critical thinking": It is generally assumed that the term came from Dewey. Not true. First recorded usage: 1815. The modern meaning comes from 3 traditions: literary criticism, science and medicine, and Kantian philosophy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Revisiting the origin of critical thinking
There are two popular views regarding the origin of critical thinking: (1) The concept of critical thinking began with Socrates and his Socratic method of questioning. (2) The term ‘critical thinki...
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February 26, 2024 at 3:16 PM
My new paper on the origin of "critical thinking": It is generally assumed that the term came from Dewey. Not true. First recorded usage: 1815. The modern meaning comes from 3 traditions: literary criticism, science and medicine, and Kantian philosophy. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Philosophy job opening in Hong Kong with AOC in economics / Phil of economics.
jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/52...
jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/52...
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October 17, 2023 at 1:07 AM
Philosophy job opening in Hong Kong with AOC in economics / Phil of economics.
jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/52...
jobs.hku.hk/cw/en/job/52...
Patagonia has a director of philosophy - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDSW...
October 11, 2023 at 10:14 AM
Patagonia has a director of philosophy - www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDSW...
truesciphi.org/phi_blu.html philosophers on Bluesky.
October 2, 2023 at 2:51 AM
truesciphi.org/phi_blu.html philosophers on Bluesky.
Google Bard failing logic.
September 23, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Google Bard failing logic.
Testing - plato.stanford.edu/entries/pseu...
September 17, 2023 at 2:09 PM
Testing - plato.stanford.edu/entries/pseu...