Friday, February 03, 2006

Kwame Anthony Appiah & Michael LeGault

Don't we think anymore? Don't we listen anymore? The authors of two new books exhort their readers to think, and listen. Because the consequences of not thinking, and not listening, can be grave. Philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah encourages a return to, as he calls his new book, Cosmopolitanism. We'll meet him in a few minutes. But first, journalist and former Washington Times columnist Michael LeGault speaks to anyone who's been intrigued by the "thinking without thinking" concept presented in Malcolm Gladwell's bestseller Blink. LeGault says Gladwell is wrong, and he explains why critical thinking is more critical than ever, in his new book Think!

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