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First Published In 1983 And Now Available With A New Introduction By The Author, Gardner's Trailblazing Book Revolutionized The Worlds Of Education And Psychology By Positing That Rather Than A Single Type Of Intelligence, We Have Several--most Of Which Are Neglected By Standard Testing And Educational Methods. --publisher Description. 1: Background -- The Idea Of Multiple Intelligences -- Intelligence: Earlier Views -- Biological Foundations Of Intelligence -- What Is An Intelligence? -- 2: The Theory -- Linguistic Intelligence -- Musical Intelligence -- Logical-mathematical Intelligence -- Spatial Intelligence -- Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence -- The Personal Intelligences -- A Critique Of The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences -- The Socialization Of Human Intelligences Through Symbols -- 3: Implications And Applications -- The Education Of Intelligences -- The Application Of Intelligences. Howard Gardner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 413-451) And Indexes. “There's a book I recommend for everybody: It's Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind. It has helped me immensely.” – Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power What do we mean when we call someone smart? That they are good at math and got a high score on the SAT? That they learn languages easily? Those traits might be what comes to mind first: they are what underly psychology's classic definition of intelligence, and what we are told in school that a smart person can do. But they are not the whole story. As Howard Gardner argues in the groundbreaking classic Frames of Mind, to limit our understanding of intelligence to “book smarts” misses much of what makes human beings amazing. Someone who plays an instrument well is exhibiting intelligence. So, too, someone who knows how to do physical comedy—is their mastery of their movements and the space around them not brilliant? And to have a profound knowledge of their own self, their relationships with others, and relationships between others, too, is to show great intelligence as well. Gardner calls this the theory of multiple intelligences. But this isn't just a book for intellectuals who want to argue about what intelligence is, or educators debating how to teach. It is for each of us. In an era of teaching to the test, and increasingly powerful artificial intelligence, Gardner's work is a celebration of all the ways there are to be huma In this updated edition of the classic text, Gardner (cognition and education, Harvard Graduate School of Education) outlines his seminal theory of multiple intelligences. He first discusses earlier views of intelligence and biological foundations, and defines the concept of an intelligence and its eight criteria. He then details each of the seven intelligences--the linguistic, logical-mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, and personal intelligences--and their modes of operation, with examples, as well as a critique of the theory and its deficiencies and implications for educational settings. The volume has a new introduction that reflects on the past 30 years since the first edition was published and details its genesis, criticism, and impact, and his continuing work. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). The book that revolutionized our understanding of human intelligence. Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences has been hailed by educators for decades and applied in hundreds of schools worldwide. In Frames of Mind , Gardner challenges the widely held notion that intelligence is a single general capacity possessed by every individual to a greater or lesser extent. Amassing a wealth of evidence, Gardner posits the existence of eight different intelligences, each as important as the next, that comprise a unique cognitive profile for each person. In this updated edition, the author reflects on thirty years of work on Multiple Intelligences theory and practice. A revolutionary challenge to the widely held notion that intelligence is a single general capacity possessed by every individual to a greater or lesser extent