The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

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The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform

by James Harvey Robinson

EN·~4 hours·36 chapters

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Produced by Tiffany Vergon, Marc D'Hooghe, Charles Franks

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THE MIND IN THE MAKING

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I. PREFACE - 1. ON THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME - 2. THREE DISAPPOINTED METHODS OF REFORM - II - 3. ON VARIOUS KINDS OF THINKING - 4. RATIONALIZING - 5. HOW CREATIVE THOUGHT TRANSFORMS THE WORLD - III - 6. OUR ANIMAL HERITAGE. THE NATURE OF CIVILIZATION - 7. OUR SAVAGE MIND - IV - 8. BEGINNING OF CRITICAL THINKING - 9. INFLUENCE OF PLATO AND ARISTOTLE - V - 10. ORIGIN OF MEDIAEVAL CIVILIZATION - 11. OUR MEDIAEVAL INTELLECTUAL INHERITANCE - VI - 12. THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION - 13. HOW SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE HAS THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE - VII - 14. "THE SICKNESS OF AN ACQUISITIVE SOCIETY" - 15. THE PHILOSOPHY OF SAFETY AND SANITY - VIII - 16. SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE PHILOSOPHY OF REPRESSION - 17. WHAT OF IT? - APPENDIX

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I. PREFACE

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THE MIND IN THE MAKING - 1. ON THE PURPOSE OF THIS VOLUME

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2. THREE DISAPPOINTED METHODS OF REFORM

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NOTES.

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II

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3. ON VARIOUS KINDS OF THINKING

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4. RATIONALIZING

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About the author

James Harvey Robinson

James Harvey Robinson

1863–1936

A pioneering American historian, he helped push the study of history beyond kings, battles, and dates toward the social ideas and everyday forces that shape modern life. His writing aimed to make the past useful, lively, and relevant to the present.

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