NATURE OF THOUGHT PHL251
The Nature of Thought
PHL 251
January 15, 2014
The Nature of Thought
The nature of thought is an exclusive benefit of the mind, which has been contemplated for many centuries. According to Dictionary-Reference online, thought is defined as “the product of mental activity; that which one thinks” (n.d.). The study of thought is so complex that fresh concepts are still being revealed today. The nature of thought brings about three significant components: The characterization of thinking, the perception of thought and the perceptual blocks that influences thoughts. These aspects will explain the nature of thought through the eyes of an unadulterated, reasonable college student. This excerpt will discuss my subjective areas of thought, memory enhancements, and personal views influenced by my own thoughts.
The characteristics of thinking, consists of challenging volumes of material, which originates from brain movement. As we begin to breakdown the question, what is thinking, let’s start with the connection of the mind. Without any effort at all, the mind is rationalizing what is the issue, when did it begin, where can I interject, why did this happen, how can I fix the problem and so on. The human thinking process is so distinctive because it is a spontaneous action of the mind, which can be controlled, but typically unrestrained. There are quite a few different ways of thinking and we will discuss two in particular: critical and creative thinking. According to John Dewey, critical thinking is active, persistent and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge in light of the grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends. Some of its characteristics includes: deliberating, carefulness, curiosity, desire to seek truth, communicate clearly, and much more. A critical thinker is not easily manipulated because they normally weigh the facts and evidence before making a sound conclusion. This nature of thinking
PHL 251
January 15, 2014
The Nature of Thought
The nature of thought is an exclusive benefit of the mind, which has been contemplated for many centuries. According to Dictionary-Reference online, thought is defined as “the product of mental activity; that which one thinks” (n.d.). The study of thought is so complex that fresh concepts are still being revealed today. The nature of thought brings about three significant components: The characterization of thinking, the perception of thought and the perceptual blocks that influences thoughts. These aspects will explain the nature of thought through the eyes of an unadulterated, reasonable college student. This excerpt will discuss my subjective areas of thought, memory enhancements, and personal views influenced by my own thoughts.
The characteristics of thinking, consists of challenging volumes of material, which originates from brain movement. As we begin to breakdown the question, what is thinking, let’s start with the connection of the mind. Without any effort at all, the mind is rationalizing what is the issue, when did it begin, where can I interject, why did this happen, how can I fix the problem and so on. The human thinking process is so distinctive because it is a spontaneous action of the mind, which can be controlled, but typically unrestrained. There are quite a few different ways of thinking and we will discuss two in particular: critical and creative thinking. According to John Dewey, critical thinking is active, persistent and careful consideration of a belief or supposed form of knowledge in light of the grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends. Some of its characteristics includes: deliberating, carefulness, curiosity, desire to seek truth, communicate clearly, and much more. A critical thinker is not easily manipulated because they normally weigh the facts and evidence before making a sound conclusion. This nature of thinking
References: Thought. (n.d.). Dictionary-reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2014, from: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thought Paul, R., and Elder, L. (February, 2008). Foundation for Critical Thinking. Retrieved from: http://www.criticalthinking.org Halpern, D. F. (2003, 4th edition). Thought and knowledge: An introduction to critical thinking. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.