Critical thinking includes the process of insight, analysis and evaluation. It includes the thinking reaction process that may be tangible or intangible in order to get a positive judgment, and makes the scientific basis consistent with daily common sense. In modern society, critical thinking is generally established as one of the goals of education, especially higher education.
The direct goal of critical thinking education is to cultivate good critical thinkers, that is, people who can integrate various skills of critical thinking and use them effectively, and enhance their self-confidence, consciousness and good judgment in using these powerful tools in other disciplines and daily life.
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"Criticality" comes from Greek kriticos (asking questions, understanding the meaning of things and having analytical ability, that is, "the ability to distinguish or judge") and kriterion (standard). Etymologically, this word implies the development of "standard-based discrimination and judgment".
As a skill concept, critical thinking can be traced back to Dewey's "reflective thinking": "actively, continuously and carefully think about any knowledge form of belief or hypothesis, and further understand the reasons supporting it and the conclusions it points to".
Critical thinking refers to skills and attitudes, and there is no disciplinary boundary. Any topic involving intelligence or imagination can be examined from the perspective of critical thinking. Critical thinking is not only a thinking skill, but also a personality or temperament. It can not only reflect the ideological level, but also highlight the modern humanistic spirit.
Indeterminacy: Referring to Michael Polanyi's personal knowledge, I think tacit knowledge has the characteristics of individuality, immanence and uncertainty.
Non-critical refers to "tacit knowledge" (tacit knowledge) that exists in one's mind and is difficult to explain, analyze, evaluate, objective and illogical. However, "tacit knowledge" is the basis of cognition and plays a decisive role in the formation of human knowledge.