《思想者指南系列丛书：如何进行思辨性阅读（英文版）》为《思想者指南丛书系列》中的一本，属于该系列当中的“教学篇”，专门为广大教师和学生设计。《思想者指南系列丛书：如何进行思辨性阅读（英文版）》的主要内容为通过思辨技巧的讲解和实例阅读的分析，帮助学生如何进行思辨性阅读，提升阅读效果和思辨能力。

　　★思辨能力的高下将决定一个人学业的优劣、事业的成败乃至一个民族的兴衰。在此意义上，我向全国中小学教师、高等学校教师和学生以及社会大众郑重推荐“思想者指南系列丛书”。相信该套丛书的普及阅读和学习运用，必将有利于促进教育改革，提高人才培养质量，提升大众思辨能力，为创新型国家建设和社会文明进步作出深远的贡献。
　　——孙有中

The Theory
The Premise of This Guide
Reading for a Purpose．
Considering the Author's Purpose
Developing a "Map" of Knowledge
Avoiding Impressionistic Reading and Writing
Reading Reflectively
Thinking About Reading While Reading
Student-Generated Map of Knowledge
Faculty-Generated Map of Knowledge
Engaging a Text
Books Are Teachers
Reading Minds
The Work of Reading
Five Levels of Close Reading
Structural Reading
How to Read a Sentence
Howto Read a Paragraph
How to Read a Textbook
How to Read a Newspaper
How to Read an Editorial
Taking Ownership of What You Read： Mark It Up
Reading to Learn
Reading to Understand Systems of Thought
Reading Within Disciplines
The Art of Close Reading

The Practice： Exercises in Close Reading
The Declaration of Independence
Civil Disobedience
The Nineteenth-Century American
The Art of Loving
Corn-Pone Opinions
The Revolt of the Masses
The Idea of Education

Appendices
Appendix A： Sample Paraphrases
Appendix B： Analyzing the Logic of an Artide， Essay， or Chapter
Appendix C： Analyzing the Logic of a Textbook
Appendix D： Marking Up a Text to Take Ownership of It： Example One Marking Up a Text to Take Ownership of It： Example Two
Appendix E：The Logic of Ecology
References