David A Morrow Livres

A Workbook for Arguments builds on Anthony Weston's Rulebook for Arguments to provide a complete textbook for a course in critical thinking or informal logic. Workbook includes: The entire text of Rulebook, supplemented with extensive further explanations and exercises. Homework exercises adapted from a wide range of arguments from newspapers, philosophical texts, literature, movies, videos, and other sources. Practical advice to help students succeed when applying the Rulebook's rules to the examples in the homework exercises. Suggestions for further practice, outlining activities that students can do by themselves or with classmates to improve their skills. Detailed instructions for in-class activities and take-home assignments designed to engage students. An appendix on mapping arguments, giving students a solid introduction to this vital skill in constructing complex and multi-step arguments and evaluating them. Model answers to odd-numbered problems, including commentaries on the strengths and weaknesses of selected sample answers and further discussion of some of the substantive intellectual, philosophical, or ethical issues they raise.

Giving Reasons prepares students to think independently, evaluate information, and reason clearly across disciplines. Accessible to students and effective for instructors, it provides plain-English exercises, helpful appendices, and a variety of online supplements.

Also contains the entire text of the fourth edition of the Weston's Rulebook, while supplementing this core text with extensive further explanations and exercises.

Focused on the management of acute myocardial infarction, this resource offers practical guidance for diagnosis and treatment. Authored by David A. Morrow, MD, it presents the latest tools for therapeutic decision-making and management strategies, complete with outcomes data. Regular updates feature late-breaking clinical trials and reviews of significant new articles, ensuring that readers have access to the most current clinical practice guidelines, all curated by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.

This book provides a solid grounding in the scientific and political issues of climate change, which allows students to explore the important moral issues raised by climate change, and consider what our values are in climate policy.