Filozofska istraživanja, Vol. 43 No. 2, 2023.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21464/fi43204
Critical Thinking, Knowledge, and Mental Health
Marina Novina
orcid.org/0000-0001-7926-8330
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Fakultet filozofije i religijskih znanosti, Jordanovac 110, HR–10000 Zagreb
Abstract
Critical thinking is important for each individual and for society: in the context of gaining knowledge, using the obtained knowledge, and in the context of preserving mental health. This makes it clear that the issue of critical thinking is complex and should be viewed multi-dimensionally and interdisciplinary. Therefore, this research (1) establishes the fundamental characteristics of critical thinking, that is, it talks about the nature of critical thinking. Then, (2) it explores the possibilities or the so-called strategies for the development of critical thinking, and (3) looks at the development of critical thinking in relation to the real aspects of human development. The aim of this paper is to help conceptually resolve controversial issues that concern the nature of critical thinking and its development to, in the end, improve the level of asset and use of obtained knowledge, and to improve the preservation of the mental health of individuals and communities.
Keywords
critical thinking; development of critical thinking; philosophy; psychology; biology; education; knowledge; mental health
Hrčak ID:
309840
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Publication date:
20.8.2023.
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