Beyondfeelings-aguidetocriticalthinking

rug38189_FM_i-xii.qxd 1/3/11 4:32 PM Page i Beyond Feelings A Guide to Critical Thinking N I N T H E D I T I O N Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Professor Emeritus of Humanities State University of New York, Delhi rug38189_FM_i-xii.qxd 1/3/11 4:32 PM Page ii BEYOND FEELINGS: A GUIDE TO CRITICAL THINKING, NINTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2009, 2007 and 2004. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN: 978-0-07-803818-1 MHID: 0-07-803818-9 Vice ......