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Liberating the Mind Overcoming Sociocentric Thought and Egocentric Tendencies

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

31.10.2022

Abbildungen

20 Color Illustrations, 40 Color Photos

Verlag

Rowman & Littlefield

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256

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,4 cm

Gewicht

404 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-5381-7414-2

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

31.10.2022

Abbildungen

20 Color Illustrations, 40 Color Photos

Verlag

Rowman & Littlefield

Seitenzahl

256

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,4 cm

Gewicht

404 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-5381-7414-2

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Foreword by Gerald Nosich
    Preface

    Chapter 1: The problem of Sociocentrism
    Chapter 2: Manifestations of Sociocentric Thought in Human Societies
    Chapter 3: Sociocentric Uses of Language
    Chapter 4: Sociocentric Counterfeits of Ethical Reasoning
    Chapter 5: Sociocentric Thinking and Egocentric Thinking in Interrelationship
    Chapter 6: Envisioning Critical Societies

    Afterword by Richard Paul
    Appendix A: Some Basic Definition
    Appendix B: The Logic of Sociocentric Thought

    Praise for the book:

    "In this bracing book, Linda Elder delineates the destructive power of in-group bias and the inability
    to see the world from other points of view, smashing shibboleths along the way. The book offers
    useful exercises to help readers think through their own preconceptions as well as those held by their
    families, religions, and societies. A practical tool for those looking to free their minds."
    -Doug Merlino, author of The Hustle

    'Sociocentrism' is a useful concept, embracing a host of ways in which we fail to give sufficient weight
    to the interests of those beyond the borders of our own group - whether that group is family, ethnic or
    religious group, or our own species. I hope this book will stimulate its readers to think critically about
    their sociocentric prejudices."
    -Peter Singer, author, Writings on an Ethical Life and Animal Liberation

    "How easy it is to see the corrosive effect of groupthink in others-over history or across borders.
    Linda Elder wants more from us. She wants us to comprehend, in ourselves and in our own time, just
    how much our fragile psyches are built of beliefs and opinions that have value only as signs of group
    membership. Thinking for ourselves may be the most difficult and courageous thing that we can learn
    to do. The Emancipated Mind is the best guide I've read on the topic."
    -Ethan Watters, Author of Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche

    "Human beings are, above all, social animals. On the whole, this is a good thing, but it can also lead to
    the kind of groupthink that poet William Blake called 'mind-forged manacles.' The Emancipated Mind
    is a clarion call for independent thinking and critical analysis. Using compelling examples, Linda Elder
    illuminates the perils of sociocentric thought."
    -Mark Pendergrast, author of Victims of Memory and other books

    "Many people understand the drawbacks of egocentric thought. Less widely known, however, is the
    downside at the other extreme: 'sociocentric' thought. Yet, as Linda Elder shows so clearly, excessive
    group-orientation can dangerously deform our thoughts, our lives, our planet. Read The Emancipated
    Mind and then reflect on how sociocentric thought (actually, a failure of thought) has influenced you
    and those around you. When it comes to counteracting this insidious process, there is nothing better
    than good, clean, honest, hard, serious and probing thought, and The Emancipated Mind is a superb
    handbook for precisely this antidote."
    - David P. Barash, professor of psychology, University of Washington, and author, most recently,
    of Homo mysterious: evolutionary mysteries of human nature

    "The Emancipated Mind: Overcoming Sociocentric Thought, by Linda Elder, provides a detailed and
    challenging review and examination of critical thinking, and serves as an effective guide toward
    careful and productive thought. Various patterns and pitfalls of common cognitive practices are
    evaluated. Abundant examples are given of human problems and failures resulting from actions
    based on self-centered and group-centered thinking. Dr. Elder's many quotations from notable
    thinkers provide interest and color . . . Linda Elder has done it again. Her latest contribution is a very
    worthwhile treatise on the importance of critical thinking. It will (and should) be widely distributed
    and read."
    - Joseph Erwin, primatologist, editor and author of Captivity and Behavior