Mr. Sumanta Sarathi Sharma, Head, School of Philosophy & Culture from Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi University (SMVDU) Katra, delivered an expert lecture on “Critical Thinking and Correct
Reasoning” for a workshop on ‘Logic and Language’ at the Bhopal School of Social Sciences
(BSSS).The invited lecture was conducted in hybrid mode where participants could choose
to join online as well as in physical mode. In his talk, Mr. Sharma outlined the meaning of
thinking critically, discussing the benefits of developing, asking questions, and seeking their
answers. Various approaches were discussed, like the sponge and the panning for Gold. The
sponge approach emphasizes knowledge acquisition; the panning for gold method stresses
active interaction with knowledge as it is being acquired, which makes the two methods
complement each other.The talk concluded with a question-and-answer session followed by
a vote of thanks to the speaker.
SMVDU Faculty Delivers an Expert Lecture on Critical Thinking
