The thinker's guide to the nature and functions of critical & creative thinking / by Richard Paul and Linda Elder.

Title from cover.

The inseparability of critical and creative thinking -- Thinking that grasps the logic of things -- Reasoning as a creative art -- Creative genius : an exception? -- Language as a guide -- The narrow-minded genius -- The interplay among inborn gifts, environment, and self-motivation -- The questioning minds of Newton, Darwin, and Einstein -- Creativity : not mystified -- The elements of thought -- Intellectual standards -- Critical thinking applied to the arts -- Figuring out the logic of things -- Learning concepts and language -- Critiquing human thinking -- Learning academic disciplines -- Questioning -- Reading, writing, speaking, and listening.