Critical Thinking

‘The initial presentation of logical structures lays the groundwork for an important discussion of the varied ways critical thinking is conceptualized. Then Dwyer describes why the application of critical thinking is so difficult when people face ambiguity and complexity in daily life. This latter material will be of greatest interest to psychologists and their students because Dwyer discusses how the disposition for critical thought, reflection about thinking, and acceptance of uncertainty interact with purely logical approaches.’ CHOICE‘Critical Thinking belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who wants to know more about this important 21st-century skill.’ PsycCRITIQUES

Christopher Dwyer is a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer in the School of Psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. In addition to critical thinking, he has worked on a wide array of funded research projects in diverse areas, including instructional design, clinical judgment-making and chronic pain. Dr Dwyer has been teaching critical thinking at university level since 2007. Since 2011, he has written more than ten peer-reviewed published manuscripts on the topic of critical thinking.