An authority on the human mind reflects on his intellectual
development, his groundbreaking work, and different types of
intelligences-including his own.
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
Howard Gardner is John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Best known as the originator of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, he is the author of thirty books, including Frames of Mind- The Theory of Multiple Intelligences; Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed; and The App Generation (with Katie Davis).
"An insightful memoir from an eminent psychologist."
– Kirkus Reviews
"An easy and worthwhile read."
– The Washington Post
"In a world where brains and neurons have too readily been
exploited as explanations for human behavior, Howard Gardner’s much
awaited memoir takes us in a different direction: into the life of
the mind. More impressively still, this deeply reflective text
opens up to every reader’s inspection the extraordinary mind in the
life of one of the greatest and most frequently cited intellectuals
of modern times."
– Andy Hargreaves, Research Professor, Boston College; author
of Moving: A Memoir of Education and Social Mobility
"This is a personal yet objective account of the evolution of a
peerless scholar. Howard’s reflective storytelling and his
insightful narration of the events that shaped him are a joy to
read, giving us an intimate insight into how multiple, often
seemingly disparate threads intertwine to shape an exceptional
mind."
– Kiran Bir Sethi, Founder, The Riverside School and Design for
Change
"It’s been quipped that theories in psychology are true of those
who propose them, and that’s certainly the case with Howard
Gardner: creative, openminded, artful, disciplined, and in command
of multiple intelligences. It’s a cause for celebration that one of
our most influential living psychologists has trained his insight
onto his own life and work."
– Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard
University; author of How the Mind
Works and Enlightenment Now
"Read this book for Gardner’s self-reflection — a mind that
synthesizes ideas writing about how it came to be a mind that
synthesizes ideas — and for what he has to say about the changing
academic and intellectual world around him. Are we narrowing our
focus when we most need open minds?"
– Sherry Turkle, Professor, MIT; author of Reclaiming
Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital
Age and Alone Together: Why We Expect More from
Technology and Less from Each Other
"Howard Gardner has done what scholars dream of doing but rarely
accomplish: he had a powerfully original idea which he developed in
a way that changed an entire field, reaching well beyond the
academy and affecting our nation’s social policy and collective
understanding. A Synthesizing Mind is an illuminating
account of how such a breakthrough came about, a thick description
of the life trajectory and the intellectual formation that led to
this enduring achievement."
– Stephen Greenblatt, author of Tyrant: Shakespeare on
Politics
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