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Author_Kenneth R Melchin
Bernard Lonergan
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cognitive processes
conflict resolution
conflict resolution strategies
critical thinking skills
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ethical decision-making
insight studies
practice-based learning
skills for knowledge
Product details
- ISBN 9781487566104
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 159 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 22 Aug 2025
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
- Publication City/Country: CA
- Product Form: Hardback
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Insight Studies emphasizes the importance of understanding the operations that generate and verify the knowledge we rely on in our daily lives. Grounded in the philosophy of Bernard Lonergan, the book employs a practice-based approach similar to learning a musical instrument, fostering critical thinking skills through engaging learning modules.
The book features modules that include puzzles with detailed instructions to help learners focus on their own cognitive processes and operations of knowing. This approach broadens the scope of critical thinking to encompass the operations of questioning, understanding, verifying, valuing, and cooperating. Each chapter illustrates the relevance of these skills across various fields, including ethics, conflict resolution, psychology, sociology, philosophy, politics, and personal relationships.
Structured as a nine-module course text, Insight Studies can be adapted for in-class, online, or self-directed learning. Designed to be learner friendly, this book equips readers with transformative skills that are applicable to everyday life.
The book features modules that include puzzles with detailed instructions to help learners focus on their own cognitive processes and operations of knowing. This approach broadens the scope of critical thinking to encompass the operations of questioning, understanding, verifying, valuing, and cooperating. Each chapter illustrates the relevance of these skills across various fields, including ethics, conflict resolution, psychology, sociology, philosophy, politics, and personal relationships.
Structured as a nine-module course text, Insight Studies can be adapted for in-class, online, or self-directed learning. Designed to be learner friendly, this book equips readers with transformative skills that are applicable to everyday life.
Kenneth R. Melchin is a professor emeritus in Theology and director of the Lonergan Centre at Saint Paul University.
