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From ancient times, philosophers, theologians, and artists have attempted to describe and categorize the defining virtues of civilization. InTruth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed, renowned education authority Howard Gardner explores the meaning of the title's three virtues in an age when vast techno... More

The world of the future-with its ubiquitous search engines, robots, and other computational devices-will demand capacities that until now have been mere options. To meet this new world on its own terms, we should begin to cultivate these capacities now. This chapter describes the five minds that wil... More

This chapter shows how the disciplined mind, with its well-informed and distinct way of viewing the world, is poised for professional success .... More

As this chapter stresses, the ability to knit together information from disparate sources into a coherent whole is a vital leadership capability in our information-heavy culture.... More

As this chapter illustrates, the creative mind is highly sought after in our innovation-driven economy. The creator stands out in terms of temperament, personality, and stance.... More

As this chapter illustrates, the respectful mind will be a necessity in our increasingly globalized world, where organizations and communities work more effectively when the individuals within them seek to understand one another.... More

As this chapter illustrates, true professionals possess an ethical mind that informs their ideals and actions as leaders.... More

As this concluding chapter shows, you can synergistically master the five minds-the disciplined, synthesizing, creating, respectful, and ethical minds-to guarantee your own future success while also fostering similar cognitive capabilities in others.... More

<P>Howard Gardner's concept of multiple intelligences has been hailed as perhaps the most profound insight into education since the work of Jerome Bruner, Jean Piaget, and, even earlier, John Dewey.<P> Now in The Disciplined Mind, Gardner pulls together the threads of his previous works in a major n... More

Gardner (cognition and education, Harvard U.) broadens his theory of multiple intelligences first posited in 1983 to include intelligences of the existential and naturalist types and multiple forms of creativity. The McArthur genius award recipient advises on applications of his theory, responds to ... More

Leading American psychologist and educator Howard Gardner has assembled his most important writings about education. Spanning over thirty years, this collection reveals the thinking, the concepts and the empirical research that have made Gardner one of the most respected and cited educational author... More

The influential author and eminent authority on the human mind reflects on his groundbreaking work and the many forms of intelligence--including his own.Howard Gardner's Frames of Mind was that rare publishing phenomenon--a mind-changer. Widely read by the general public as well as by educators, thi... More

This brilliant and revolutionary theory of multiple intelligences reexamines the goals of education to support a more educated society for future generations.Howard Gardner&’s concept of multiple intelligences has been hailed as perhaps the most profound insight into education since the work of Jero... More

Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner has been acclaimed as the most influential educational theorist since John Dewey. His ideas about intelligence and creativity - explicated in such bestselling books as Frames of Mind and Multiple Intelligences (over 200,000 copies in print combined) - have revolu... More

What does it mean to carry out "good work"? What strategies allow people to maintain moral and ethical standards at a time when market forces wield unprecedented power and work life is being radically altered by technological innovation? These are the questions at the heart of this important collabo... More

The first full-scale history of cognitive science, this work addresses a central issue: What is the nature of knowledge?... More

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 educatio... More

Fifteen years ago, psychologist and educator Howard Gardner introduced the idea of multiple intelligences, challenging the presumption that intelligence consists of verbal or analytic abilities only—those intelligences that schools tend to measure. He argued for a broader understanding of the intel... More

From one of the world's most influential public intellectuals, an elucidating primer on the foundations of ethics and virtue in the modern age.... More

The man who revolutionized our understanding of intelligence now gives us a pathbreaking view of creativity, along with riveting portraits of seven figures who each reinvented an area of human endeavor. Understanding their diverse achievements not only sheds light on the nature of creativity but al... More

Merging cognitive science with educational agenda, Gardner makes an eloquent case for restructuring our schools by showing just how ill-suited our minds and natural patterns of learning are to the prevailing modes of education. This reissue includes a new introduction by the author.... More

Howard Gardner's brilliant conception of individual competence has changed the face of education in the twenty-three years since the publication of his classic work, Frames of Mind. Since then thousands of educators, parents, and researchers have explored the practical implications and applications... More

Gardner (cognition and education, Harvard Graduate School of Education) is well-known for his work on multiple intelligences. Here, he traces changes in the Western classical virtues conceptions of truth, beauty, and goodness over the past 60 years, and describes new challenges in making sense of t... More

Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project, Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more than 1,200 people from nine diffe... More

We live in a time of relentless change. The only thing that?s certain is that new challenges and opportunities will emerge that are virtually unimaginable today. How can we know which skills will be required to succeed?In Five Minds for the Future, bestselling author Howard Gardner shows how we will... More