Intellect

The psychology of wisdom: an introduction

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The Psychology of Wisdom: An Introduction is the first comprehensive coursebook on wisdom, providing an engaging, balanced, and expert introduction to the psychology of wisdom. It provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the psychological science of wisdom, covering wi…

The psychology of wisdom: an introduction

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"During the 20th century, IQs around the world rose 30 points. That is a huge increase. It represents the difference between someone labeled as average versus borderline intellectually challenged, or between average and borderline intellectually gifted. Yet, this steep rise in I…

Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism: investigating thehuman intellect

by Engel, Michael, (Historian of philosophy)

fromBloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition

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"Elijah Del Medigo (1458-1493) was a Jewish Aristotelian philosopher living in Padua, whose work influenced many of the leading philosophers of the early Renaissance. His Two Investigations on the Nature of the Human Soul uses Aristotle's De anima to theorize on two of the most …

Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism: investigating the human intellect

by Engel, Michael

fromPhilosophy

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Historical and philosophical background -- Del Medigo on the material intellect -- Del Medigo on the agent intellect -- Del Medigo on conceptualisation -- Hic homo intelligit?

Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism: investigating the human intellect

by Engel, Michael

fromBloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition

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Historical and philosophical background -- Del Medigo on the material intellect -- Del Medigo on the agent intellect -- Del Medigo on conceptualisation -- Hic homo intelligit?

Elijah del Medigo and Paduan Aristotelianism: investigating the human intellect

by Engel, Michael, (Historian of philosophy)

fromBloomsbury studies in the Aristotelian tradition

0 Type: Book

"Elijah Del Medigo (1458-1493) was a Jewish Aristotelian philosopher living in Padua, whose work influenced many of the leading philosophers of the early Renaissance. His Two Investigations on the Nature of the Human Soul uses Aristotle's De anima to theorize on two of the most …

The mismeasure of the self: a study in vice epistemology

by Tanesini, Alessandra

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"The Mismeasure of the Self is dedicated to vices that blight many lives. They are the vices of superiority, characteristic of those who feel entitled, superior and who have an inflated opinion of themselves, and those of inferiority, typical of those who are riddled with self-d…

The mismeasure of the self: a study in vice epistemology

by Tanesini, Alessandra

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"The aim of this book is to offer detailed characterizations of some intellectual virtues and vices of self-evaluation, to highlight the epistemic harms and moral wrongs that flow from them, to explain their psychological bases and to suggest that some interventions that inhibit…

Multiple intelligences: the theory in practice

by Gardner, Howard

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"Howard Gardner's brilliant conception of individual competence is changing the face of education today. In the ten years since the publication of his seminal Frames of Mind, thousands of educators, parents, and researchers have explored the practical implications of Multiple In…