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Carnot, one of a school of mathematicians who emphasized the relationship of mathematics to scientific practice, appears, in spite of the title of his work, to have been more concerned about the facility of application of the rules of procedure than about the logical reasoning involved.
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― The History of the Calculus and Its Conceptual Development
― The History of the Calculus and Its Conceptual Development
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Critical thinking begins with clarity: knowing when we’re dealing with facts, and when we’re dealing with beliefs awaiting verification.
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― Critical Thinking Unchained: From Formal Logic to Dialectics of Emancipation
― Critical Thinking Unchained: From Formal Logic to Dialectics of Emancipation