Tom Chatfield
Tom Chatfield is a British tech philosopher and author, with a special interest in critical thinking and the ethics of technology. He has written a dozen books, published in over thirty languages. His latest, Wise Animals (Picador), explores the co-evolution of humanity and technology.
Books by Tom Chatfield
“It includes exercises, with summaries in the margins, it’s printed in textbook format. But that shouldn’t put a general reader off, because I think it’s the kind of thing you can work through yourself and dip into. It’s clearly written and accessible….Chatfield teaches a point, then asks you to test yourself to see whether you’ve learnt the moves that he’s described. It’s very wide-ranging: it includes material on cognitive biases as well as more logical moves and arguments. His aim is not simply to help you think better, and to structure arguments better, but also to write better. It’s the kind of book that you might expect a good university to present to the whole first year intake, across a whole array of courses. But I’m including it here more as a recommendation for the autodidact. If you want to learn to think better: here is a course in the form of a book. You can work through this on your own.” Read more...
The best books on Critical Thinking
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Interviews with Tom Chatfield
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The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality
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The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
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Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
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Privacy Is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
by Gaia Vince
The best books on The Ethics of Technology, recommended by Tom Chatfield
The best books on The Ethics of Technology, recommended by Tom Chatfield
We are building ever more powerful machines that will compute answers to any questions we care to ask them, says Tom Chatfield, the author and tech philosopher. But are we asking the right questions? Here, he selects five of the best books on the ethics of technology—thoughtful explorations of how our newly-made tools might remake us.
The best books on Computer Games, recommended by Tom Chatfield
Computer games aren’t just for teenage boys locked in their bedrooms says author and former Prospect senior editor Tom Chatfield – they are vital tools for social development. Here he selects five of the best books on the theory behind games, and the culture that grows up around them.
Interviews where books by Tom Chatfield were recommended
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Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success
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The Art of Thinking Clearly
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Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
by Tom Chatfield
The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton
Do you know your straw man arguments from your weasel words? Nigel Warburton, Five Books philosophy editor and author of Thinking from A to Z, selects some of the best books on critical thinking—and explains how they will help us make better-informed decisions and construct more valid arguments.
