Describe a time when you were certain you were right about something… until you weren’t. Go into detail. Second, use an idea from Chapter 7 to describe what you could do differently to avoid this type of mistaken certainty in the future.

Paper details:

Write 300 words (just over one double-spaced page) on the weekly prompt. The journal assignments are meant to guide your reading comprehension, inspire reflection, create a personal connection, and encourage you to have new philosophical experiences. In writing the journal, be sure to respond to all aspects of the prompt.

We typically assume that our perceptions of the world are correct, yet as we’ve discussed this week, we’re mistaken more often than we realize. First, describe a time when you were certain you were right about something… until you weren’t. Go into detail. Second, use an idea from Chapter 7 to describe what you could do differently to avoid this type of mistaken certainty in the future.

Chapter 7 – Tools for Critical Thinking about Experience and Error (pp. 195-214) see attached copy