Thinking systematics : critical-dialectical reasoning for a perilous age and a case for socialism / Murray E.G. Smith & Tim Hayslip.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Murray E. G., 1950- author.

Hayslip, Tim, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking--Social aspects.

Thought and thinking.

Reasoning--Social aspects.

Reasoning.

Logic.

Socialism.

Physical Description:

viii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Halifax ; Winnipeg : Fernwood Publishing, [2025]

Summary:

"Thinking Systematics (TSS) is conceived as a "toolkit for the mind" -- designed to improve how we think about the world, analyze information and pursue our goals. Smith and Hayslip make a compelling argument that individual thinking and collective decision making are being systematically constrained within limits imposed by outmoded forms of cognition and the determination of privileged elites to perpetuate an unsustainable status quo. The dialectical reasoning advocated in this wide-ranging book aims to overcome those limits and to allow a much more profound understanding of the human condition in the 21st century. Mainstream problem-solving focuses almost exclusively on scientific/technological fixes on one side and moral/cultural remedies on the other. But to comprehend our world adequately far more serious attention must be given to the specifically social, economic and political arrangements shaping our lives. Once embraced by growing numbers of people, TSS strategies, methods and habits of thought can contribute significantly to a "new common sense" -- one adequate to meeting the immense challenges facing humanity in our era."-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-348) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Smith, Murray E. G., 1950- Thinking systematics.

ISBN:

9781773636931

1773636936

OCLC:

1430323028

Publisher Number:

90101464966