A Synthesizing Mind
A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory
Published on 22. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-262-54283-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Gardner's memoir places his work on multiple intelligences within the arc of his academic career, and presents a defense of the scholarly and public value of powerful 'works of synthesis.'"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
30 black and white photos
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
310 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-54283-8 (9780262542838)
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09/2020
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Person
Howard Gardner
Content
Introduction ix
Part I The Formation of a Synthesizing Mind
1 My Ten-Year-Old Mind 3
2 Weighing Tests and Tracks 19
3 Discovering Enduring Interests and Alluring Approaches 35
4 Resisting a Single Frame 63
5 Assembling a Network of Enterprises 91
Part II Multiple Intelligences: Reframing a Human Conversation
6 Steps toward Frames 109
7 Reactions to MI 129
8 MI in the World 141
9 Putting MI in Its Place 159
Part III Unpacking the Synthesizing Mind
10 On to Education and Good Work 177
11 My Scattered Pursuits and the Mind That Connects Them 197
12 Understanding the Synthesizing Mind 211
Acknowledgments 237
Appendix: List of Blog Posts by the Author 239
Bibliography 245
Index 249
Part I The Formation of a Synthesizing Mind
1 My Ten-Year-Old Mind 3
2 Weighing Tests and Tracks 19
3 Discovering Enduring Interests and Alluring Approaches 35
4 Resisting a Single Frame 63
5 Assembling a Network of Enterprises 91
Part II Multiple Intelligences: Reframing a Human Conversation
6 Steps toward Frames 109
7 Reactions to MI 129
8 MI in the World 141
9 Putting MI in Its Place 159
Part III Unpacking the Synthesizing Mind
10 On to Education and Good Work 177
11 My Scattered Pursuits and the Mind That Connects Them 197
12 Understanding the Synthesizing Mind 211
Acknowledgments 237
Appendix: List of Blog Posts by the Author 239
Bibliography 245
Index 249