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Critically examine whether promoting critical thinking functions as an effective remedy for modern existential challenges, such as polarization and artificial intelligence.

September 26, 2026Educational Philosophy and TheoryOpen Access

What did critical thinking ever do for us? Teaching critical thinking in the age of AI

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NKNin KirkhamThe University of Western Australia

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Philosophical analysis uncovers limitations of treating critical thinking as a societal cure-all in higher education, highlighting the need for pedagogical humility and ideological openness.

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Critically examine whether promoting critical thinking functions as an effective remedy for modern existential challenges, such as polarization and artificial intelligence.
Synthesized qualitative pedagogical reflections from tertiary-level philosophy and ethics instruction.
Critiqued prevailing educational crisis narratives and existential rhetoric surrounding technological and societal change.
Identified that pervasive crisis rhetoric in education risks provoking student anxiety and diminishing psychological resilience.
Argued that critical thinking pedagogy must prioritize teaching students how to think rather than what to think, resisting ideological narrowing.
Concluded that critical thinking should be framed not as an exhaustive social remedy, but as a practice grounded in humility, charity, and constructive deliberation.

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Nin Kirkham (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab760235481e342659be7da https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2026.2733624

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Philosophical analysis uncovers limitations of treating critical thinking as a societal cure-all in higher education, highlighting the need for pedagogical humility and ideological openness.

What did critical thinking ever do for us? Teaching critical thinking in the age of AI

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What did critical thinking ever do for us? Teaching critical thinking in the age of AI

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