About this Course

Critical thinking encourages curiosity, enhances creativity, and fosters independence. As a process, it involves skilfully conceptualising, analysing, synthesising, and evaluating information. The module on Critical Thinking engages you to develop a clear, reasonable, and reflective method of thinking by asking questions based on logic and rhetoric. It covers concepts such as argumentation, logic, reasoning, and critical examination. The course is designed to help you develop skills that are vital to thrive in a collaborative environment.

Learning Outcomes

• Express with confidence
• Clarity of thought
• Realise the impact of your ideas
• Enhance problem-solving abilities
• Expand your mind
• Build effective social skills

Meet Our Gurus

As an Assistant Professor at Alliance University, Dr Shamik Chakravarty’s areas of expertise include philosophy of fiction, metaphysics, and philosophy of language. Dr Chakravarty has a PhD in Philosophy and a double master’s degree in Linguistics and Philosophy. In the past, he has worked as a career counsellor and teacher at The Scindia School, Gwalior, teaching English, Creative Writing, and Philosophy.

A faculty at Azim Premji University, Dr Kit Patrick is a leading faculty with a DPhil from Cambridge University and a PhD from Bristol University. His areas of expertise include epistemology of science, theory generation, inference to the best explanation, extra-empirical virtues, Bayesianism, Arrow's theorem, philosophy of science and aesthetics. Dr Patrick has presented papers at Bristol Postgraduate seminars, ECAP7 Conference Milan, Munich-Bristol Joint Conference, and EPSA conferences in Athens and Leeds.