Essay On Critical Thinking

INTRODUCTION
Based on the book of The Art of Creative Critical Thinking by John C.S Kim, critical thinking and analytical thinking can be used interchangeably to mean logical. In a narrow sense, critical thinking is to think analytically. The word “critical” is actually derives etymologically from two Greek words namely “kriticos” which means discerning judgments and “criterion” which means standards. Then, critical thinking can also be described as thinking rationally and clearly. This definition means that, it involves thinking systematically and precisely, and following the rules of logic and scientific reasoning, among other things. There are many definition of critical thinking that being defined by different philosophers over the century,

The only thing of the particularities of human brain that still not being reproduced by the computer is creative thinking, where it is a complete opposition to the stereotyped thinking which is characterized by the limited choices while searching possible solutions and by the tendency to approach various problems the same way without any innovations. In the simplest meaning, creative thinking is when we come up with a new idea or it is the merging of ideas which have not been merged before. Merging someone else 's ideas with our own to create a new one is the form of creative thinking, which is known as brainstorming. In a narrow sense, creative thinking means to think justly and prudently to solve the problem of life. However, creative thinking should not by any means be connected to the intellect of a person. According to Robert Harris “many creative breakthroughs occur when attention is shifted from one angle of a problem to another. This is sometimes called creative insight”. His statement means that creative thinking is something that always provides “room for improvement”; or creative thinking is the true essence of problem solving, which is so vital in the lives of contemporary people and in the business world. Creative thinking occurs when we break out the established pattern of thinking and approach situation using innovative