{"product_id":"youve-got-to-be-kidding-how-jokes-can-help-you-think-hardback-9781405196659","title":"You've Got To Be Kidding!; How Jokes Can Help You Think (Hardback) 9781405196659","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYou've Got To Be Kidding!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Jokes Can Help You Think\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A great book. But what do I know?\"\u003cbr\u003e - Socrates  \u003cp\u003e\"This book got me out of my cave.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Plato\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent book! Well, relatively.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Albert Einstein\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It made me chuckle.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Mona Lisa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Capps (Author), Donald Capps (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405196659, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 August 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e144 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.9 x 16.3 x 1.9 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou've Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry in everyday human situations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses jokes to illustrate the various mistakes or fallacies that are typically identified and discussed in courses on critical reasoning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an effective way to learn critical thinking skills since jokes often describe real-life situations where it really matters whether a person thinks well or not\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates how philosophy is actually very practical and clearly related to real- life human experiences\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains how developing good reasoning habits can make a real difference in all aspects of one's life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Why Thinking Critically Is Important 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Fallacies of Relevance 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Fallacies of Evidence 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Fallacies of Assumption 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Critical Thinking and Objective Truth 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 119\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52437800223000,"sku":"9781405196659","price":80.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405196659.jpg?v=1784941528","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/youve-got-to-be-kidding-how-jokes-can-help-you-think-hardback-9781405196659","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}