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Metaphors of mind : conceptions of the nature of intelligence

Title
Metaphors of mind : conceptions of the nature of intelligence / Robert J. Sternberg.
Author
Sternberg, Robert J.
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1990.

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Description
xvi, 344 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Intellect
  • Psychology > Philosophy
  • Metaphor
  • Intelligence
  • Psychological Theory
  • Metaphor
  • metaphor
  • Intellekt
  • Intelligenz
  • Intelligenzforschung
  • Konzeption
  • Einführung
  • Intelligentie
  • Metaforen
  • Inteligencia
  • Processos cognitivos
  • Metaphor > Psychological aspects
  • Philosophie de l'esprit
  • Cognition
  • Métaphore
  • Intelligence
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-332) and indexes.
Contents
Preface -- List of tables -- Part I. Introduction: 1. Metaphors as foundations for theories of intelligence -- Part II. Definitions of Intelligence: -- 2. Historical views of intelligence -- 3. Contemporary views of intelligence -- 4. The Seminal views of Galton and Binet -- Part III. Theories of Intelligence Looking Inward: -- 5. The Geographic metaphor -- 6. The Computational metaphor -- 7. The Biological metaphor -- 8. The Epistemological metaphor -- Part IV. Theories of Intelligence Looking Outward: -- 9 The Anthropological metaphor -- 10. The Sociological metaphor -- Part V. Theories of Intelligence Looking Inward and Outward: -- 11. The Systems metaphor -- 12. Implications of the metaphorical approach.
ISBN
  • 0521355796
  • 9780521355797
  • 0521386330
  • 9780521386333
LCCN
89039370
OCLC
  • ocm20294268
  • 20294268
  • SCSB-1894932
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library