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9780071433204

Mind Magic

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    9780071433204

  • ISBN10:

    0071433201

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2004-09-08
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Summary

What do you and Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Aristotle, and Immanuel Kant all have in common? . . . "Mind Magic"! Widely considered one of the great thinkers of the 20th century, Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget offered insights into how our minds work that are widely accepted by psychologists and educators as keys to successful teaching and learning. John Laurence Miller, Ph.D., who studied with Piaget, shows readers how to apply the ideas of this revolutionary thinker's work. "Mind Magic" demonstrates how you can understand how your own mind naturally works and how to use that knowledge to build intelligence.

Author Biography

John Laurence Miller, Ph.D., studied under Jean Piaget in Switzerland in the 1970s. He received a doctorate in psychology from Harvard University, where he worked with Seymour Papert, the renowned computer science and artificial intelligence pioneer. He was a visiting scientist at MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and a professor of psychology at York University in Toronto. Dr. Miller is currently an independent consultant and an adjunct professor in the Applied Psychology Department at New York University.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Seymour Papert ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: How to Get Ahead in the Information Age xiii
PART I ABOUT MIND MAGIC
Chapter 1: Discovering the Magic of Your Mind
3(10)
Chapter 2: Mind Consciousness: How to Extend Your Most Valuable Resource
13(18)
Chapter 3: Adapting Your Mind to Fit the Times
31(34)
PART II HOW TO USE MIND MAGIC
Chapter 4: Creativity: A Learnable Skill
65(20)
Chapter 5: Information You Can Own
85(28)
Chapter 6: How to Solve Problems Like an Expert
113(32)
Chapter 7: Making an Asset of Your Emotions
145(20)
Chapter 8: The Independent Mind Recast
165(18)
Chapter 9: Are There Limits to What Your Mind Can Achieve?
183(14)
Chapter 10: Becoming a Mind Magician
197(26)
PART III MIND MAGIC AND CHILDREN
Chapter 11: Growing Minds: Putting Mind Magic to Work for the Future
223(22)
Chapter 12: Teaching Mind Magic in School
245(24)
Recommended Reading 269(4)
References 273(2)
Index 275

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