Letter to the Reader．．．．．．．．．．vii
Part I： The Very Idea of Critical and Creative Thinking
The Inseparability of Critical and Creative Thought．．．．．．．．．．1
Thinking that Grasps the Logic of Things．．．．．．．．．．6
Reasoning as a Creative Act．．．．．．．．．．7
Creative Genius—an Exception?．．．．．．．．．．9
Language as a Guide．．．．．．．．．．9
The Narrow-Minded Genius．．．．．．．．．．11
The Interplay Among Inborn Gifts， Environment， and Self-Motivation．．．．．．．．．．12
The Questioning Minds of Newton， Darwin， and Einstein．．．．．．．．．．17
Creativity—Not Mystified．．．．．．．．．．19
The Elements of Thought．．．．．．．．．．20
Intellectual Standards．．．．．．．．．．23
Critical Thinking Applied to the Arts．．．．．．．．．．25
Part II： Critical/Creative Thinking and the Foundations of Meaningfulness
Figuring Out the Logic of Things．．．．．．．．．．29
Learning Concepts and Language．．．．．．．．．．32
Critiquing Human Thinking．．．．．．．．．．34
Learning Academic Disciplines．．．．．．．．．．35
Questioning．．．．．．．．．．37
Reading， Writing， Speaking， and Listening．．．．．．．．．．38
Conclusion．．．．．．．．．．46