Thinking Tools as Objects and Their Basic Structure
Yan Chun-hui · Journal of Hunan University of Science & Technology · 2011
The more reflection of cognitive activities,the more need for an overall study of thinking tools.Because the reflection to solve two major problems,How the conclusion is obtained? and Is the reasoning rational?.The former involves the operations of thinking tools for thinking objects,the latter involves the structure of thinking tools and the basic operation.A holistic answer to these questions needs a meta-theory of thinking tools which is based on a strict distinction between thinking objects and thinking tools.