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\nis available in print and digital versions through bn.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The Smart Side of Paris at BonjourParis<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>A blog on French intellectual history.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mindware: Critical Thinking in Everyday Life<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe Journal of Intelligence (2024 vol. 12 issue 2)<\/em><\/p>\n

International Report: Neuromyths and
\n<\/strong>Evidence-Based Practices in Higher Education<\/strong>
\nPublished by The Online Learning Consortium<\/em> \u2022 November, 2019 \u2022 online<\/a>
\nLead researcher: Kristen Betts, Drexel University<\/p>\n

A Meta-Analysis of Critiques of Jonathan Israel’s
\n<\/strong>Radical Enlightenment\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe Historian<\/em> \u2022 81-3 \u2022 448-471<\/a><\/p>\n

The Problem with the Problem of Human Irrationality<\/strong>
\nInternational Journal of Educational Reform<\/em> \u2022 27-4 \u2022 341-358<\/a><\/p>\n

To Teach or Not to Teach Critical Thinking<\/strong>
\nThinking Skills and Creativity<\/em> \u2022 26 \u2022 p. 92-95 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Targeted Instruction Improves Critical Thinking Dispositions<\/strong>
\nInquiry: Critical Thinking Across the Disciplines<\/em> \u2022 31-2 \u2022 p. 27-36<\/a><\/p>\n

A Translation of Jean Meslier\u2019s \u201cLettres aux cures\u201d<\/strong>
\nHistory of Intellectual Culture<\/em> \u2022 11-1 \u2022 p. 1-12<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Reinvent the Critical Thinking Wheel<\/strong>
\nInnovation Abstracts<\/em> \u2022 39-2 \u2022 p. 1-3<\/a><\/p>\n

Reason and Empathy in the Enlightenment
\n<\/strong>The Freethought Society News<\/em> \u2022 11-5 \u2022 p. 2-3<\/a><\/p>\n

Religious Conviction and the Psychology of Totalism
\n<\/strong>The Rational Alternative<\/em> \u2022 August 2019 \u2022 p. 4-5 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Teaching Critical Thinking Dispositions<\/strong>
\nInnovation Abstracts<\/em> \u2022 37-11 \u2022 p. 1-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Rationality in Education<\/strong>
\nThe NISOD papers<\/em> \u2022 11 \u2022 p. 1-2<\/a><\/p>\n

The Humanities and Chaos Theory<\/strong>
\nHarvard Theological Review<\/em> \u2022 86-4 \u2022 p. 455-469<\/a><\/p>\n

Review of The Culture of Enlightening<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nEighteenth Century Studies<\/em> \u2022 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Review of Paris Savant<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nErudition and the Republic of Letters<\/i>\u2022 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Review of The Birth of Modern Belief <\/em><\/a>and Permanent Revolution<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nEighteenth Century Studies<\/em> \u2022 53-3 \u2022 p. 494-498 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Review of Reassessing the Radical Enlightenment<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nHuntington Library Quarterly<\/em> \u2022 81-1 \u2022 p. 153-156<\/a><\/p>\n

Review of The Republic of Arabic Letters<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nEighteenth Century Studies<\/em> \u2022 51-1 \u2022 p. 135-138 <request a copy<\/a>><\/p>\n

Review of The Secular Enlightenment<\/em><\/a><\/strong>
\nEighteenth Century Studies<\/em> \u2022 52-4 \u2022 p. 443-447 <request a copy><\/a><\/p>\n

Translation of \u201cHeretique\u201d<\/strong>
\nThe Encyclopedia of Diderot & D\u2019Alembert<\/em> \u2022 9 \u2022 p. 159<\/a><\/p>\n

Translation of \u201cConsubstantiation\u201d<\/strong>
\nThe Encyclopedia of Diderot & D\u2019Alembert<\/em> \u2022 4 \u2022 p. 100-101<\/a><\/p>\n

Translation of \u201cArminanisme\u201d<\/strong>
\nThe Encyclopedia of Diderot & D\u2019Alembert<\/em> \u2022 1 \u2022 p. 696-697<\/a><\/p>\n

Feature: Four Reasons Why Irrationality Isn’t Seen as a Problem<\/strong>
\nBy Chris Dwyer, Psychology Today<\/em>, June, 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feature: \u2018Students Learn Best in Their Preferred Learning Style,\u2019 and Other Neuromyths
\n<\/strong>By Beckie Supiano, Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>, October<\/a><\/span>\u00a017, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong> Jean Delumeau’s Sin and Fear: Sin And Fear single spaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Richard Nisbett’s The Geography of Thought: GeographyOfThought<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: James Scott’s Seeing Like a State: Seeing Like a State<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Joaquin Fuster’s Cortex and Mind: Cortex and Mind<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Sheila Fitzpatrick’s Everyday Stalinism: Everyday Stalinism<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: Thomas Kids’a Don’t Believe Everything Your Think: DontBelieveEverythingYouThink<\/a><\/p>\n

Summary<\/strong>: J. V. Polisensky’s The Thirty Years’ War: The Thirty Years War<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”19″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_shadow_3d” qode_css_animation=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Education” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23d44500″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal”][vc_separator type=”normal” color=”#d44500″ border_style=””][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1557242202248{background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}”]Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY<\/strong><\/p>\n