Re: [Phys-L] just for fun

[brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>]

On 12/31/2013 5:53 AM, Sergey Sukhotinsky wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org> wrote:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_thinking
> >
> > bc what he thought by the term.
> But Google says:
> > > > critic
> 1. a person who expresses an unfavourable opinion of something.
> synonyms: detractor, censurer, attacker, fault-finder, carper, backbiter,
> caviller, reviler, vilifier, traducer, disparager, denigrator, deprecator,
> belittler; informalknocker, nitpicker; <<<
>
> In my opinion, "Critical thinking" must inherit from "critic",  otherwise
> it does not pass the self-check - "the foundation-stone of critical
> thinking "check the work"" :-)
The etymology springs from kritikos:      krites -  judge,     krino - 
decide

Brian Whatcott Altus OK