Research Article

Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire

Volume: 6 Number: Education Special Issue September 25, 2023
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Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire

Abstract

Thinking is a distinctive action that distinguishes human beings from other living things with the faculty of reason and enables them to understand and make sense of what exists. In this respect, the act of thinking has been a regulator of behavior in the development of the individual and the formation of social structure in ancient societies. The act of thinking has been developed over time by philosophers such as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle within the framework of a certain discipline and accompanied by practices. In the Islamic tradition of thought, these practices were given a different meaning through madrasa education. In Ottoman educational institutions, it was aimed to improve the standard of thinking of individuals through courses such as philosophy and logic based on rational knowledge offered within the curricula with the act of critical thinking. In this study, an answer will be sought to the problematic of how the concept of critical thinking was handled in Ottoman educational institutions and how critical thinking competence was acquired by individuals. Critical thinking in the perspective of the act of thinking, critical thinking on the historical plane, the processes of imparting critical thinking to the individual in Ottoman educational institutions will be discussed, and it will be tried to understand how thinking practices were imparted to with a methodology in curricula and books. In the study, the data were evaluated by using historical analysis and document analysis method together.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Specialist Studies in Education (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 25, 2023

Submission Date

September 3, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 21, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 6 Number: Education Special Issue

APA
Boyraz, E. Z. (2023). Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire. Journal of Social Sciences And Education, 6(Education Special Issue), 64-85. https://doi.org/10.53047/josse.1354713
AMA
1.Boyraz EZ. Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire. JOSSE. 2023;6(Education Special Issue):64-85. doi:10.53047/josse.1354713
Chicago
Boyraz, Ekrem Zahid. 2023. “Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire”. Journal of Social Sciences And Education 6 (Education Special Issue): 64-85. https://doi.org/10.53047/josse.1354713.
EndNote
Boyraz EZ (September 1, 2023) Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire. Journal of Social Sciences And Education 6 Education Special Issue 64–85.
IEEE
[1]E. Z. Boyraz, “Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire”, JOSSE, vol. 6, no. Education Special Issue, pp. 64–85, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.53047/josse.1354713.
ISNAD
Boyraz, Ekrem Zahid. “Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire”. Journal of Social Sciences And Education 6/Education Special Issue (September 1, 2023): 64-85. https://doi.org/10.53047/josse.1354713.
JAMA
1.Boyraz EZ. Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire. JOSSE. 2023;6:64–85.
MLA
Boyraz, Ekrem Zahid. “Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire”. Journal of Social Sciences And Education, vol. 6, no. Education Special Issue, Sept. 2023, pp. 64-85, doi:10.53047/josse.1354713.
Vancouver
1.Ekrem Zahid Boyraz. Teaching Critical Thinking in the Ottoman Empire. JOSSE. 2023 Sep. 1;6(Education Special Issue):64-85. doi:10.53047/josse.1354713

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