I'd like to second hifza's comment too..well said! In my view, curiosity is an important trait of mind that builds in a purpose to ask and forge ahead to knowledge, understanding, and insights it actually fits in with critical thinking; because it allows to broaden, deepen, sharpen our minds, making us better yet, more humane. It leads to questions that probe information and experience; questions that call in for reasons and evidence; questions that lead one to examine interpretations and conclusions, questions that help one to discover their assumptions, to test their ideas and to challenge them as whole. Hope I answered your question.
In ancient times, curiosity was equated with a desire for knowledge. Our contemporary understanding of curiosity is linked with natural inquisitiveness; a sense of wonder; new experiences; experimenting; discerning a gap in knowledge; careful attention to people and things in the external landscape surrounding us. For to be curious means to explore and perhaps venture into the unknown. And so I guess being curious allows us to become critical thinkers. We question the beliefs, the assumptions, ask questions when we are curious about something. Doesn’t that help critical thinking?
I agree with miqdad. When a person is curious. . . he does try making assumptions and predicting the answers for his query. I do think that we are critically thinking while being curious.
Curiosity and critical thinking??
ReplyDeleteWouldn't you take it as a feeling? or probably a trait in the critical thinking process?
For me i would take it just step one in the critical thinking process,
Very simple,
You get curious,
You ask question (within and out)
You solve them down
Construct your thoughts accordingly
& flow it wherever relevance allows
Sir Faheem correct me if am wrong :)
Regards,
Hifzaa
I'd like to second hifza's comment too..well said! In my view, curiosity is an important trait of mind that builds in a purpose to ask and forge ahead to knowledge, understanding, and insights it actually fits in with critical thinking; because it allows to broaden, deepen, sharpen our minds, making us better yet, more humane. It leads to questions that probe information and experience; questions that call in for reasons and evidence; questions that lead one to examine interpretations and conclusions, questions that help one to discover their assumptions, to test their ideas and to challenge them as whole. Hope I answered your question.
ReplyDeleteyes but when you are curious you make assumptions, so it is when you apply the elements of CT and get to a conclusion
ReplyDeleteIn ancient times, curiosity was equated with a desire for knowledge. Our contemporary understanding of curiosity is linked with natural inquisitiveness; a sense of wonder; new experiences; experimenting; discerning a gap in knowledge; careful attention to people and things in the external landscape surrounding us. For to be curious means to explore and perhaps venture into the unknown. And so I guess being curious allows us to become critical thinkers. We question the beliefs, the assumptions, ask questions when we are curious about something. Doesn’t that help critical thinking?
ReplyDeleteI agree with miqdad. When a person is curious. . . he does try making assumptions and predicting the answers for his query. I do think that we are critically thinking while being curious.
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