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Albert Wisner Public Library begins series on critical thinking on Feb. 5

| 21 Jan 2018 | 05:02
    "Twelve Angry Men," a film by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, tells the story of a jury holdout who attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. The film will be used as part of a series on critical thinking that begins Feb. 5 at Albert Wisner Public Library.
    "Twelve Angry Men," a film by Sidney Lumet and starring Henry Fonda, tells the story of a jury holdout who attempts to prevent a miscarriage of justice by forcing his colleagues to reconsider the evidence. The film will be used as part of a series on critical thinking that begins Feb. 5 at Albert Wisner Public Library.

WARWICK — Are you one of the many who suspect that the news we get from the web, newspapers, magazines and the next-door neighbor is hard to unwind, to trust and to act on?
What's presented as fact in one source is contradicted or ridiculed in another source, making it hard to discuss events with others and come to any common understanding.
Join us at the Albert Wisner Public Library to get a good look at how differently information can be interpreted.
Begin the discussion:
The first get together will be to view "Twelve Angry Men" on Monday, Feb. 5, at 6:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of critical thinking:
Return on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 6:30 p.m., for a presentation by Norman Isaacson, a retired professor of Rhetoric and Public Address at the City University of New York/Lehman College.
The presentation will provide attendees with a set of tools and techniques for applying critical thinking to a variety of life situations.
Valerie Lucznikowska will point out the questions asked by the architect-juror in "Twelve Angry Men" that influenced the other jurors to see other points of view.
Apply critical thinking skills:
Two weeks later, on Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m., Roger Moss will join Isaacson and Lucznikowska to conduct a workshop practicing the skills of applying critical thinking by listening, analyzing and questioning to get down to fact-based evidence.
Expand your understanding of critical thinking:
Finally, on March 6 at 6:30 p.m., guest lecturer Kathleen Hulley will return to the scenes in "Twelve Angry Men" and further deepen understanding of how the use of critical thinking changes the dynamic from acting out of unexamined prejudice to connecting with common values.
Hulley is a retired professor of American Literature and Critical Thinking at New York University.
To register for one or all of the Critical Think Sessions, visit www.albertwisnerlibrary.org or call 986-1047 ext. 3 or stop by the library’s Help Desk.