2000, ISBN: 9780465014552

New York: BasicBooks; HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993. xvi, 464 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. A near-fine copy of the first… Mehr…

New York: BasicBooks; HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993. xvi, 464 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning, edges lightly soiled. A near-fine copy of the first printing. Fine DJ. "Howard Gardner changed the way we think about intelligence. In his classic work Frames of Mind, he undermined the common notion that intelligence is a single capacity that every human being possesses to a greater or lesser extent. Now building on the framework he developed for understanding intelligence, Gardner gives us a path breaking view of creativity, along with riveting portraits of seven figures who each reinvented an area of human endeavor. Using as a point of departure his concept of seven 'intelligences,' ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in understanding oneself, Gardner examines seven extraordinary individuals--Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, T.S. Eliot, Martha Graham, and Mahatma Gandhi--each an outstanding exemplar of one kind of intelligence. Understanding the nature of their disparate creative breakthroughs not only sheds light on their achievements but also helps to elucidate the 'modern era'--the times that formed these creators and which they in turn helped to define. While focusing on the moment of each creator's most significant breakthrough, Gardner discovers patterns crucial to our understanding of the creative process. Not surprisingly, Gardner believes that a single variety of creativity is a myth. But he supplies evidence that certain personality configurations and needs characterize creative individuals in our time, and that numerous commonalities color the ways in which ideas are conceived, articulated, and disseminated to the public. He notes, for example, that it almost invariably takes ten years to make the initial creative breakthrough and another ten years for subsequent breakthroughs. Creative people feature unusual combinations of intelligence and personality, and Gardner delineates the indispensable role of the circumstances in which an individual works and the crucial reactions of the surrounding group of informed peers. He finds that an essential element of the creative process is the support of caring individuals who believe in the revolutionary ideas of the creators. And he documents the fact that extraordinary creativity almost always carries with it extraordinary costs in human terms. / Howard Gardner is the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Professor in Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Among numerous honors, Gardner received a MacArthur Prize Fellowship in 1981. In 1990, he was the first American to receive the University of Louisville's Grawemeyer Award in education. In 2000, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo., BasicBooks; HarperCollinsPublishers, 1993, 4<

1993, ISBN: 9780465014552

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New York: Basic Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 815. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good conditi… Mehr…

New York: Basic Books, 1993. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 815. 1st Printing First Edition per complete number line including number one. Hard cover in very good condition with dark beige boards, brown spine cloth, and gold and aqua gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Light foxing to text block edges. Dust jacket in very good condition with just a ghost of shelf wear; closed chip at rear top corner at fold line. Not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""Howard Gardner changed the way we think about intelligence. In his classic work ""Frames of Mind,"" he undermined the common notion that intelligence is a single capacity that every human being possesses to a greater or lesser extent. Now building on the framework he developed for understanding intelligence, Gardner gives us a pathbreaking view of creativity, along with riveting portraits of seven figures who each reinvented an area of human endeavor. * Using as a point of departure his concept of seven ""intelligences,"" ranging from musical intelligence to the intelligence involved in understanding oneself, Gardner examines seven extraordinary individuals - Sigmund Freud, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, T.S. Eliot, Martha Graham, and Mahatma Gandhi - each an outstanding exemplar of one kind of intelligence. Understanding the nature of their disparate creative breakthroughs not only sheds light on their achievements but also helps to elucidate the ""modern era"" - the times that formed these creators and which they in turn helped to define. . . ."", Basic Books, 1993, 3<

1993, ISBN: 0465014550

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[EAN: 9780465014552], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Basic Books], Great used condition. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders., Books<

1993, ISBN: 9780465014552

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