The Mencius Select one: a. advocates the ideal of the bodhisattva. b. offers advice about magical ritual that was thought to raise agricultural productivity. c. presents the teachings of a Confucian thinker. d. was a stone memorial to Confucius placed in his hometown of Qufu.

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?