Critical thinking, activism and applied ethics [articol]

Abstract

Critical thinking as attitude and current activity is a practice of everyday argumentation. At the same time, critical thinking is a tool for training young people in a democratic society. It is a modality of education in the spirit of individual freedom. We are in favor of choosing some critical themes for which the researcher has a strong implication. The analysis and evaluation of arguments often leads to positive effects insofar as the neutral researcher turns into an informed activist. We argue that the subjects of applied ethics can be an excellent framework of analysis in which critical thinking skills can be developed both for the benefit of the individual and for the benefit of contemporary society.