Frames of Mind

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

De: Howard Gardner

Narrado por: Vanessa Johansson

“There’s a book I recommend for everybody: It’s Howard Gardner’s Frames of Mind. It has helped me immensely.” – Robert Greene, author of The 48 Laws of Power

What do we mean when we call someone smart? That they are good at math and got a high score on the SAT? That they learn languages easily? Those traits might be what comes to mind first: they are what underly psychology’s classic definition of intelligence, and what we are told in school that a smart person can do. But they are not the whole story.

As Howard Gardner argues in the groundbreaking classic Frames of Mind, to limit our understanding of intelligence to “book smarts” misses much of what makes human beings amazing. Someone who plays an instrument well is exhibiting intelligence. So, too, someone who knows how to do physical comedy—is their mastery of their movements and the space around them not brilliant? And to have a profound knowledge of their own self, their relationships with others, and relationships between others, too, is to show great intelligence as well.

Gardner calls this the theory of multiple intelligences. But this isn’t just a book for intellectuals who want to argue about what intelligence is, or educators debating how to teach. It is for each of us. In an era of teaching to the test, and increasingly powerful artificial intelligence, Gardner’s work is a celebration of all the ways there are to be huma

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"The value of Frames of Mind is less in the answers it proposes than in the problems it poses. They are important problems, and time spent thinking about them will be time well spent."—The New York Times

"Timely, wide-reaching and in many ways brilliant....[Gardner's] effort to bring together the data of neurology, exceptionality development, and symbolic-cultural skills is not only heroic but it makes extremely evocative reading."—The New York Review of Books

"Mention Howard Gardner's name to a growing cadre of educators and the response verges on the reverence teenagers lavish on a rock star. The cult of Gardner began....with his book Frames of Mind."—Newsweek

"Because of [Frames of Mind] Gardner is both lionized and exploited as one of the most famous educational theorists in the world. His notion of multiple intelligences-including the idea that musical, athletic, and other talents are separate from, but as important as, high SAT scores-has inspired scores of books, journal articles, conferences, and lesson plans for public schools."
—The Washington Post

The topic

The voice, and the writing itself. Being the author was a male, it would have nice to hear a male voice.

Vocabulary

Does really explain the concept well. In my opinion lots of tangents and broad vocabulary used to “fill” space in the book. Probably could’ve been shorter if it was more on task in my opinion. When he made solid points it was a great listen.

Long for no reason

Don’t waste your Time this was sooooo long for no reason I hope they make a abridge version… narrator was terrible

Unlistenable

I skipped through the chapters to try to find something interesting, and I failed to. It just drones on and on and says nothing.

Garbage

The author, confused about whether he’s a psychologist or neurologist, presents a theory and corresponding definitions backed by conflicting examples and studies. It’s clear that this title is the work of a man desperate to leave a scientific legacy without actually having to perform any semblance of science.

extremely unengaging but informative

Very hard to follow and stay engaged as the author takes a long time to get to the point each time