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Product Return and Event Cancellation Policy

Order Cancellation

If you need to cancel an order immediately (prior to it being shipped) please call us at +1 707-878-9100 or +1 800-833-3645.

Damaged or Missing Materials

Please notify The Foundation for Critical Thinking immediately upon receipt of materials if you received damaged or missing merchandise.  Damaged or missing materials will not be replaced if notification is not received within one week of the delivery date.

 

Standard Event Registration Cancellation Policy

This policy applies to events sponsored by the Foundation for Critical Thinking. To be eligible for refunds, all cancellations must be received in writing no later than thirty (30) days prior to a scheduled event. Cancellations may be received via email, fax, or regular mail using the contact details below. It is the registrant’s responsibility to confirm our receipt of the cancellation request.

Email:
cct@criticalthinking.org

Fax:
+1 707 878 9111

Mailing Address:
Foundation for Critical Thinking
PO Box 31080
Santa Barbara, CA 93130

A $50-per-person overhead fee will be deducted from all refunds. In lieu of a refund, the registrant may choose to receive an event voucher* redeemable for one of the following:

1. Attendance at a future event of equal or lesser value.

2. A proportional reduction in registration fees for a future event of greater value, with the remaining fees to be paid by the registrant.

*The Foundation for Critical Thinking may deduct up to $25 from the value of the voucher based on expenses incurred in preparation for the registrant’s attendance.

Registrants cancelling their attendance within thirty (30) days prior to the event will receive an event voucher redeemable as described above. These cancellations must be made in writing via one of the methods above. It is the registrant’s responsibility to confirm our receipt of the cancellation request.

In extenuating circumstances, to be determined solely by the Foundation for Critical Thinking, refunds may be issued for written cancellations made within thirty (30) days prior to an event. These refunds will be subject to a $50-per-person overhead fee.

Substitutions for persons attending can be made up to two weeks in advance without charge. Substitutions requested within two weeks prior to an event may be subject to an overhead fee of up to $25, depending on what expenses the Foundation for Critical Thinking has incurred in preparing for the original registrant’s attendance.

In the event of circumstances beyond its control, the Foundation for Critical Thinking reserves the right to amend or cancel any scheduled event.  

The Foundation for Critical Thinking is not liable for any expense incurred by participants in preparation for an event, such as travel or lodging expenses, regardless of whether the event has been rescheduled or cancelled.


Questions? Contact Us:

Email:
cct@criticalthinking.org

Local Phone:
+1 707 878 9100

Toll-Free:
+1 800 833 3645





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  1. Many people believe that critical thinking should be free and that scholars qualified to teach critical thinking should do so for free. Accordingly, they do not think they should have to pay for critical thinking textbooks, courses, or other resources when there is "so much free material online" - despite how erroneous that material may be.
  2. There are many misguided academicians, and some outright charlatans, pushing forth and capitalizing on a pseudo-, partial, or otherwise impoverished concept of critical thinking.
  3. Little to no funding is designated for critical thinking professional development in schools, colleges, or universities, despite the lip service widely given to critical thinking (as is frequently found in mission statements).
  4. Most people, including faculty, think they already know what critical thinking is, despite how few have studied it to any significant degree, and despite how few can articulate a coherent, accurate, and sufficiently deep explanation of it.
  5. People rarely exhibit the necessary level of discipline to study and use critical thinking for reaching higher levels of self-actualization. In part, this is due to wasting intellectual and emotional energy on fruitless electronic entertainment designed to be addictive and profitable rather than educational and uplifting.
  6. On the whole, fairminded critical thinking is neither understood, fostered, nor valued in educational institutions or societies.
  7. People are increasingly able to cluster themselves with others of like mind through alluring internet platforms that enable them to validate one another's thinking - even when their reasoning is nonsensical, lopsided, prejudiced, or even dangerous.
  8. Critical thinking does not yet hold an independent place in academia. Instead, "critical thinking" is continually being "defined" and redefined according to any academic area or instructor that, claiming (frequently unsupported) expertise, steps forward to teach it.

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