Critical thinking, although isn’t a controversial topic is a topic that no one can seem to agree on what the definition is. The Greek Philosopher Socrates is widely thought as the man who started the movement of critical thinking claiming that “the unexamined life is not worth living”(Florence,2014,p.2) which fits nicely with his framework which was often questioning, the assumptions undergird one’s life. In addition Arisotle’s also played a big part in shaping the critical thinking movement, when Arisotle outlined his views of the principle behind education saying “the best life for individuals and corporate bodies was the life of virtue” (Florence, 2014,p.2) these virtues being: nature, habit and Rational principle. Socrates and Arisotle
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Discourse on method was the works of Rene Descartes where he introduced the idea of rational method. Rene Descartes believed that one must avoid accepting anything as true that he or she did not personally and clearly know to be so, his philosophy was that “people needed to employ their own reasoning to grow in their understanding of truth.” (Florence,2014,p.2) “reasonable and reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to reasonably believe or do”(Richards 1994,p.13) “Critical Thinking: its Nature, Measurement and Improvement”(Sternburg, 1885,p.46) “A taxonomy of critical thinking Disposition and Abilities”( Ennis,1987,p.10) these are three definition of Critical thinking that vary on what critical thinking is and there is a lot more out there , so finding a definite definition of Critical thinking is almost impossible. Critical thinking is hard to definition because it grow in response to us growing so are definition is always …show more content…
The program is designed as a five-day detox which then allows clients to enter the treatment program. Through further examination Sarah sees some key ethical issues as some people were using the detox program for what it was intended for. A small group of people seem to use the detox clinic regularly as a place to clean up and have a meal these clients seem to have no motivation to work towards sobriety. A second area of concern was that some people in the program were having somewhat of a lengthier stay the staff at the detox center explained it was the people that were at high risk of relapse if they were put back onto the streets without going straight to a program, another factor into the situation is that the program is full. To address the situation of people having a lengthier stay then average a Friend and I talked to a representative of AHS “Actually, being able to accommodate lengthier stays for individuals at high risk of relapse is actually an added bonus that AHS would more than likely support. Because it is a requirement at most residential treatment centres to be sober for at least 5 days and often intake from residential treatment centres don't line up with the end of a 5 day detox program. In the eyes of AHS, this makes the program better” (T. Mountain, personal communication, October 15,
Discourse on method was the works of Rene Descartes where he introduced the idea of rational method. Rene Descartes believed that one must avoid accepting anything as true that he or she did not personally and clearly know to be so, his philosophy was that “people needed to employ their own reasoning to grow in their understanding of truth.” (Florence,2014,p.2) “reasonable and reflective thinking that is focused on deciding what to reasonably believe or do”(Richards 1994,p.13) “Critical Thinking: its Nature, Measurement and Improvement”(Sternburg, 1885,p.46) “A taxonomy of critical thinking Disposition and Abilities”( Ennis,1987,p.10) these are three definition of Critical thinking that vary on what critical thinking is and there is a lot more out there , so finding a definite definition of Critical thinking is almost impossible. Critical thinking is hard to definition because it grow in response to us growing so are definition is always …show more content…
The program is designed as a five-day detox which then allows clients to enter the treatment program. Through further examination Sarah sees some key ethical issues as some people were using the detox program for what it was intended for. A small group of people seem to use the detox clinic regularly as a place to clean up and have a meal these clients seem to have no motivation to work towards sobriety. A second area of concern was that some people in the program were having somewhat of a lengthier stay the staff at the detox center explained it was the people that were at high risk of relapse if they were put back onto the streets without going straight to a program, another factor into the situation is that the program is full. To address the situation of people having a lengthier stay then average a Friend and I talked to a representative of AHS “Actually, being able to accommodate lengthier stays for individuals at high risk of relapse is actually an added bonus that AHS would more than likely support. Because it is a requirement at most residential treatment centres to be sober for at least 5 days and often intake from residential treatment centres don't line up with the end of a 5 day detox program. In the eyes of AHS, this makes the program better” (T. Mountain, personal communication, October 15,