How We Think by John Dewey

The great value of How We Think is that it explains the general process of human thinking. It compares deductive reasoning with inductive reasoning. The two forms of reasoning are essential to all humans, but few have ever taken the time to know what they are and the limitations each affords in life.

Both deductive and inductive reasoning are important, and they are both opposite approaches for humans to draw conclusions. Deductive reasoning starts with a theory to push us to look for facts, while inductive reasoning starts with observations and pushes us to form a theory.

I enourage anyone who likes to think about thinking to pick up this book.

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Last Updated August 25, 2005.

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