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Index
Other Books by Howard Gardner
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Introduction
PREFACE
NOTE ON THE PROJECT ON HUMAN POTENTIAL
Part I - Background
Chapter 1 - The Idea of Multiple Intelligences
Chapter 2 - Intelligence: Earlier Views
Psychology Proper
Piaget
The Information-Processing Approach
The “Symbol Systems” Approach
Chapter 3 - Biological Foundations of Intelligence
The Phenomena to Be Explained
Lessons from Genetics
The Neurobiological Perspective
Views of Brain Organization
Conclusion
Chapter 4 - What Is an Intelligence?
Prerequisites of an Intelligence
Criteria of an Intelligence
Delimiting the Concept of an Intelligence
Conclusion
Part II - The Theory
Chapter 5 - Linguistic Intelligence
Poetry: Linguistic Intelligence Exemplified
The Core Operations of Language
The Development of Linguistic Skills
The Development of the Writer
The Brain and Language
Cross-Cultural Linguistic Variations
Language as a Tool
Conclusion
Chapter 6 - Musical Intelligence
Composing
The Components of Musical Intelligence
The Development of Musical Competence
Evolutionary and Neurological Facets of Music
Unusual Musical Talents
Relation to Other Intellectual Competences
Chapter 7 - Logical-Mathematical Intelligence
Piaget’s Portrait of Logical-Mathematical Thought
The Work of the Mathematician
The Practice of Science
Mathematical Talent in Isolation
Logic and Mathematics across Cultures
Mathematics, Science, and the Passage of Time
Relation to the Other Intelligences
Chapter 8 - Spatial Intelligence
The Dimensions of Spatial Intelligence
Development of Spatial Intelligence
Unusual Forms of Spatial Ability and Disability
The Uses of Spatial Intelligence
The Visual-Spatial Arts
The Cultural Perspective
Chapter 9 - Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
Delineating Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
The Brain’s Role in Bodily Movement
The Evolution of Bodily Skill
The Development of Bodily Intelligence in the Individual
Mature Forms of Bodily Expression
Bodily Intelligence in Other Cultures
The Body as Subject and Object
Chapter 10 - The Personal Intelligences
Introduction: The Sense of Self
The Development of the Personal Intelligences
The Biological Bases of Personhood
Persons in Other Cultures
Conclusion
Chapter 11 - A Critique of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Introduction
Related Theories
Psychological Constructs Not Addressed
“Higher-Level” Cognitive Operations
Disconfirming the Theory
Conclusion
Chapter 12 - The Socialization of Human Intelligences through Symbols
The Central Role of Symbols
The Emergence of Symbolic Competence
Issues in Symbolic Development
Interaction among Intellectual Competences
Alternative Approaches to Human Intelligence
Conclusion
Part III - Implications and Applications
Chapter 13 - The Education of Intelligences
Introduction
A Framework for Analyzing Educational Processes
Varieties of School
Three Features of Modern Education
The Three Youths Revisited
Chapter 14 - The Application of Intelligences
Intelligences in the Air
Using M.I. Theory to Elucidate Examples
Other Educational Experiments
Pointers for Policy Makers
A Concluding Note
NOTES
NAME INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX
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