Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making

Abstract

Ethical decisions always involve morality or society’s accepted ways of behavior and address matters of serious consequence to society’s well being, such as murder, lying, and slander. Ethical decisions cannot be established or changed by decisions of authoritative bodies like legislatures, and they should override self-interest. As stated by the author, Paul Kurtz (2003), one should not rely simply upon authoritarian dictates, tradition, dogma, or bias, but rather have an open mind about moral questions, and encourage others to think for themselves as well. The major topic of this article was practical wisdom and how essential it is that each person cultivates critical thinking in life. Mr. S. Morgan Barber of California emphasized the need to develop “Courts of Wisdom”, to debate issues dealing with basic moral concerns. ...