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Cognitive Bias: Even Einstein Gets Fooled

I am hard at work on a book on bipolar recovery, the third in my Bipolar Expert Series. A vital part of our recovery involves critical thinking. Unfortunately, our cognitive biases get in our way. Picking up from my previous blog post, Philosophy: Because...

Published Sat, Mar 23 2019 1:27 AM by Knowledge Is Necessity
Reprise: Philosophy, Because We're Mindless Without It

The following is a slightly edited version of a post that appeared here ten years ago. I will be using this as a part of a chapter in my book on recovery and bipolar. The chapter has to do with developing our critical thinking skills. Lord knows, we need...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2019 11:53 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity
Miriam's Tambourine

Ma nishtana, asks the youngest at the Seder table. “Why is this night different than all other nights?” The occasion is the Jewish celebration of Passover, commemorating God delivering Israel from Egypt. Five or six dishes serve as gastronomic memory...

Published Sat, Mar 02 2019 11:36 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity
Critical Thinking: What We Can Learn From Sherlock Holmes and Charles Darwin

The following is from a book I'm working on about bipolar recovery. This post is a continuation from my previous post, Cognitive Bias: Even Einstein Gets Fooled ... Our best defense against our cognitive failings is critical thinking. Two iconic figures...

Published Thu, Mar 28 2019 3:46 PM by Knowledge Is Necessity