Linda Elder
Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and author focused on critical thinking, reasoning, and the relationship between thought and emotion. As president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking, she coauthored Critical Thinking: Tools for Taking Charge of Your Professional and Personal Life, wrote Liberating the Mind, and has presented to more than 50,000 educators.
経歴と著者の歩み
Linda Elder’s professional background was shaped early by work with vulnerable populations in Memphis. She began in 1983 at Youth Services, a nonprofit that helped troubled youth avoid prison or juvenile detention, and later headed a program for displaced homemakers at Southwest Tennessee Community College. Alongside that work, she completed an M.A. in psychology in 1988 and a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Memphis in 1990. Teaching psychology at the college level then became a decisive turning point: it was during those years that she encountered the study of critical thinking and began treating it as a practical response to persistent problems in human judgment and behavior. ((https://www.criticalthinking.org/files/Linda%20Elder%20Biographical%20Information.pdf))
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Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools
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Empower your mind with practical tools to enhance reasoning, make better decisions, and take control of your life.
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living
Linda Elder & Richard Paul
Transform your life in 30 days by mastering critical thinking skills. Overcome self-delusion, gain clarity, and make smarter choices.
Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking Concepts and Tools
Richard Paul & Linda Elder
Empower your mind with practical tools to enhance reasoning, make better decisions, and take control of your life.
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living
Linda Elder & Richard Paul
Transform your life in 30 days by mastering critical thinking skills. Overcome self-delusion, gain clarity, and make smarter choices.
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"In this bracing book, Linda Elder delineates the destructive power of in-group bias and the inability to see the world from other points of view"
— Doug Merlino
"The Emancipated Mind, by Linda Elder, provides a detailed and challenging review and examination of critical thinking"
— Joseph Erwin
"Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and sought-after speaker on the subject of critical thinking"
— Blinkist
"Using compelling examples, Linda Elder illuminates the perils of sociocentric thought"
— Mark Pendergrast
"If the phrase "critical thinking" conjures dusty classroom posters or corporate training manuals, Linda Elder's "Critical Thinking Therapy" may surprise you"
— BookLife
"Linda Elder is an educational psychologist, executive director of the Center for Critical Thinking, and president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking"
— InformIT
"Yet, as Linda Elder shows so clearly, excessive group-orientation can dangerously deform our thoughts, our lives, our planet"
— David P. Barash
"Dr. Linda Elder, an educational psychologist and lecturer, laid the foundation for the field of Criticology"
— ERL Journal
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
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"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
