The Systematic Destruction of Thinking Capacity
The Systematic Destruction of Thinking Capacity
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Implementing The Proposal For Higher-Order Cognition In University Curricula
This note is an attempt to communicate to Faculty members of Universities what a course
on HOCC might look like and what it would aim at.
Aug 12, 20223 min read
Appearance vs Reality 2
This is a fourth in a series of dialogues on Constructing and Evaluating Knowledge. This continues from the previous dialogue and discusses
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Appearance and Reality 1
This is the third dialogue in a series on Constructing and Evaluation Knowledge. In this dialogue, Rafa and his mother Samira discuss the re
Aug 12, 20224 min read
Validity and Soundness of Arguments
An argument may make a logical conclusion given a set of premises, but the premises themselves may not be considered acceptable. Similarly,
Aug 12, 20224 min read
Counterexample
A counterexample is an example that refutes a claim. This article works through examples of counterexamples and includes some exercises for
Aug 12, 20224 min read
Logical Contradiction
What are logical contradictions? This article explores this question through examples. It also leaves you with some exercises to work on.
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Region of Inexactness
In this article, we explore the concept of the region of inexactness, the amount of fuzziness involved in reporting observations about the w
Aug 12, 20229 min read
Representing Positive Integers
By Madhav Kaushish Representation and Abstraction We can gather a lot of information about a person's appearance by looking at a picture...
Aug 12, 20229 min read
Axioms of Rational Inquiry
What are the foundations of rational inquiry in scientific assumptions?
Aug 10, 20222 min read
A Playlist for Teachers
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan, Madhav Kaushish, Rashmi Jejurikar, Ramesh, Vaideesh, Sanan Shankar, Shamli Manasvi, Palaniappan A. 1. ...
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
K. P. Mohanan Quantitative research is often formulated as research in which data are coded into numerals, while Qualitative research is...
Aug 10, 20225 min read
Reflections on Justified Concepts
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan The Intuition of Justified Concepts Given a set of entities, any property that distinguishes one set from...
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Indoctrination in Linguistics Education (Linguistics series -4)
K. P. Mohanan You can find a pdf file of the article linked here.
Aug 10, 20223 min read
Cells, Humans, Nation and the Planet
K. P. Mohanan, Tara Mohanan 1. Analogy Analogy is a pair of wings to fly across apparently dissimilar terrains. The above sentence is...
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