Phil 347 critical thinking? reasong

When the People You Love Don’t Think Like You           

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

• Textbook: Chapter 16


• Lesson


• Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Introduction

Facione & Gittens (2016) state,  "Strong critical thinking about complex and difficult social policies  demands that we respect those with whom we disagree" (p. 344). The  authors of your text ask us to take seriously the points of view of  those with whom we disagree.

• Should I respect the point of view of a misogynist – a person who dislikes, despises, or is strongly prejudiced against women?


• Should I respect the point of view of a racist?


• How about someone who believes marriage is only between one man and one woman?


• How about someone who does not believe that humans are contributing to the conditions that cause climate change?


• How about someone who denies that the Holocaust occurred?

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post,  pick one point of view from the five questions above that you find  particularly repugnant – one that you think is completely unjustifiable.  If you were in conversation with such a person, how could you ethically  respond to the statement of such a point of view? Keep in mind that you  are expressing a value opinion, which requires ideological reasoning,  so you may want to review Chapter 13.

As you form your response, keep in mind the following; these are  things you need to think about but not necessarily to write about in  your initial post:

• Reflect if you are using System-1 or System-2 thinking? Are your responses tinged with cognitive bias?


• Do you think there is a qualitative difference between believing  some races are inferior and the belief that marriage should only be  between one man and one woman?


• Do you think there is a qualitative difference between not believing  in human contribution to climate change and not believing in the  Holocaust?