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The Four Various Kinds of Thinking

by James Harvey Robinson

Reverie

Reverie

it is our favorite kind of thinking. It allows us to think freely without interruption. Reverie justifies what we are doing and who we really are. Usually reverie allows us to think of ideas, our dreams, problems, frustrations, and what makes us happy. Also it helps the thinker to form new ideas and inspiration.

Self-Justification

the justification or excusing of oneself or one's actions.

also known as

Self-Justification

Scenario

Example

Rodney thinks about his upcoming summer trip during the class meeting.

Decision-Making

it is the process of choosing and identifying alternatives based on the values, beliefs and perspectives of the decision-maker. We usually decide better because of the reverie but sometimes it makes us regretful if we chose to decide when our mind is already tired to function properly. Decision-making does not help the decision-maker to acquire new knowledge unless the decision-maker will search first before deciding.

Decision-Making

Scenario

Example

Lean does not have enough money to go to the basketball game. He wants you to sneak into the ball game without paying. What would you do?

Rationalizing

Rationalizing

it is when someone questions our beliefs or opinions. Though sometimes we find ourselves changing our minds without any hesitation, when we think that we are being attacked by someone through beliefs, we will be more likely to argue back. At some point, it is not about our belief we are fighting for; it is already ourselves that when someone disagrees with us, our desire to argue makes us greedy.

Scenario

Example

The Philosophy teacher asked Belle about her opinion on their lesson. Suddenly, her seatmate disagree her opinion so Belle argue back.

Creative Fact

it is a way of looking at problems or scenario from a fresh perspective that suggests solutions. It is a way to do things more cleverly. It can help us to do or think faster.

Creative Fact

Example

Scenario

The teacher asked Catrina to solve the math problems in the board, then she answered it correctly.

The four Kinds of Thinking by Robinson help us to distinguish what kind of thinking are we have. In "On Various Kinds of Thinking" Robinson says, “The truest and most profound observations on Intelligence have in the past been made by the poets and, in recent times, by story-writers.” In his opinion, these artists had to hone to a fine point their powers of observation so that they could accurately record or recreate on the page life and the wide array of human emotions.

Central Idea

James Harvey Robinson

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