进度比较慢，这周读了Cover Page，Title Page，Copyright Page，Dedication，Contents，Preface，Introduction .
首先介绍此书的背景。从1975年以前的主观主义情感感受思潮为主导到慢慢过渡重视客观主义理性思考的重要性。作者对感受与思考两者的地位高下也做了critical thinking , 提出避免矫枉过正。认为两者并无冲突，是互为补充，各有优劣的。但是思考比感受更需要有意识为之。做好思考需要系统的理论方法指导与实践练习。
原文摘抄如下：Feeling and thought are perfectly complementary. Feeling, being more spontaneous, is an excelent beginning to the development of conclusions. And thought, being more deliberate, provides a way to identify the best and most appropriate feeling. Both are natural.
Thinking, however, is less automatic than feeling. To do it well demands a systematic approach and guided practice。
全书分为三大部分
The first section explains the psychological, philosophical, and social context in which critical thinking takes place and describes the habits and attitudes that enhance such thinking.
（第一部分解释了批判性思维产生的心理，哲学和社会背景以及描述了可以提高这种思维的习惯和态度）
The second section helps students recognize and overcome common errors in thinking
（ 第二部分帮助学生认识和克服思维中常见的错误）
The third section provides a step-by-step strategy for dealing with issues.
（第三部分提供了处理问题的详细策略方法）
更详细的全书三大部分介绍原文如下：
The book has three main sections. The first, “The Context,” will help you understand such important concepts as individuality, critical thinking, truth, knowledge, opinion, evidence, and argument and overcome attitudes and ideas that obstruct critical thinking. The second section, “The Pitfalls,” will teach you to recognize and avoid the most common errors in thinking. The third section, “A Strategy,” will help you acquire the various skills used in addressing problems and issues. This section includes tips on identifying and overcoming your personal intellectual weaknesses as well as techniques for becoming more observant, clarifying issues, conducting inquiries, evaluating evidence, analyzing other people’s views, and making sound judgmentsts
然后中间作者穿插了写作过程选词用词的critical thinking . 批评思维了乔治奥威尔建议可以使用普通词汇就不要使用艰涩的术语的箴言。在专业术语还是普通词汇的选择上认为不能绝对专一。不需要过度强调使用普通词汇，因为专业词汇有其独特特定含义。但是也不能滥用术语，否则有卖弄报复之嫌。
综上，此书是介绍批判性思维这门学科的一本书。因为批判性思维非常重要。几乎我们所有的成就—学业，事业，社交以及一切个人事物，其好坏都取决于我们解决问题和做出决策的能力。
It is no exaggeration to say that critical thinking is one of the most important subjects you will study in college regardless of your academic major. The quality of your schoolwork, your efforts in your career, your contributions to community life, your conduct of personal affairs—all will depend on your ability to solve problems and make decisions.
