CT Ep. 12: Goals of Critical Thinking: Interpretation

Another important goal of good critical thinking is to correctly interpret other people. Whether we are reading a book like the Bible, reading a letter or email, watching the news, listening to a teacher in class, or talking face-to-face with someone, we want to make sure we are accurately interpreting the meanings and intentions being expressed by other people. There is a vast literature on the art and science of interpretation, also known as hermeneutics. In this episode, I merely introduce you to the concept of proper interpretation.