Author(s): Howard Gardner

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We live in a time of vast changes. And those changes call for entirely new ways of learning and thinking. In "Five Minds for the Future": Howard Gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead: the disciplinary mind - mastery of major schools of thought (including science, mathematics, and history) and of at least one professional craft; the synthesizing mind - ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others; the creating mind - capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions, and phenomena; the respectful mind - awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and human groups; and, the ethical mind - fulfillment of one's responsibilities as a worker and citizen. World-renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, Gardner takes that thinking to the next level in this book, drawing from a wealth of diverse examples to illuminate his ideas. First published 2006.