tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post8963104145698043876..comments2023-09-07T12:03:43.350-07:00Comments on Theological Sushi: Of Scholars and Ultimate BeliefsB. C. Hodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-10039921600479231572013-01-12T11:50:00.473-08:002013-01-12T11:50:00.473-08:00Well, a lot of the stuff I used originally is now ...Well, a lot of the stuff I used originally is now out of print, but there are better books than what I had. A lot I developed on my own from them, but there are books now that argue similarly. <br /><br />For epistemology:<br /><br />Wood, Epistemology<br />Williams, Problems of Knowledge<br />Williams, Unnatural Doubts<br />Williams, Groundless Belief<br /><br />For logical reasoning:<br />Gensler, Introduction to Logic<br />Stephen Brookefield, Teaching for Critical Thinking<br />Zwiers and Crawford, Academic Conversations<br /><br />You can also just type in "logical fallacies" at Amazon and any of those books that come up will likely be basic introductions, which is really all most scholars need. Maybe then they'd stop making so many ad hominem, strawmen, ad populum, question-begging arguments against their opponents. Do read Williams' stuff though. I would make those required of all scholars everywhere (although I would tweak some things).<br />B. C. Hodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828477115799852133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6376955256463224749.post-35036880851556684732013-01-12T10:20:03.709-08:002013-01-12T10:20:03.709-08:00"For this reason, I really think that someone...<i>"For this reason, I really think that someone needs to make it a priority, perhaps a lifelong one, to make sure that all students in the fields of biblical studies are required to take both cognitive thinking skills in order to identify good and bad arguments (something I also see lacking in the field, although not to the same degree) and epistemology."</i><br /><br />Hi Bryan,<br /><br />What are some lower-division introductory texts that a motivated layman can self-study in these two areas?Truth Unites... and Divideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891402278361538353noreply@blogger.com