Both Uses of
critical
in
Can Science Explain Why We Tell Stories?
- It is one thing to think that psychology may solve problems that baffle philosophy or criticism; it well may.†
*criticism = the act of finding fault and telling others; or a description of faults
- You just don't like the enterprise, and are territorial on behalf of your tribe, that of book readers and literary critics!†
Definitions:
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(critical as in: a critical problem) important, serious, or dangerous
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(2)
(critical as in: don't be so critical) finding fault and telling others; or tending to have unfavorable opinions
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(3)
(critical as in: critical acclaim) relating to careful analysis or thoughtful judgement of what is good and bad about something -- possibly from people whose job is to share their expert opinions in a given industry