by Howard Gardner · Ediciones Paidós · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788449308789
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In 'The Education of the Mind and the Knowledge of Disciplines,' Howard Gardner presents an essential work on the objectives of education. Gardner, renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, brings together his previous ideas in a synthesis for parents, educators, and those interested. The book explores the qualities necessary for comprehensive education and how to transmit them to students. Gardner argues that teaching should strengthen the understanding of truth, beauty, goodness, and their opposites, according to each culture.
The author uses examples such as the theory of evolution, the music of Mozart, and the Holocaust to illustrate truth, beauty, and morality. His goal is an educated citizenry that understands the physical, biological, and social world, applying this knowledge to their personal and cultural life. Gardner proposes an education that prepares new generations for the challenges of the future, while maintaining the traditional goals of a human education.
Howard Earl Gardner is an American developmental psychologist and the John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University. He was a founding member of Harvard Project Zero in 1967 and held leadership roles at that research center from 1972 to 2023. Since 1995, he has been the co-director of The Good Project.
