Originally shared by Corina Marinescu The theory of multiple intelligences is a theory of intelligence that differentiates it into specific (primarily sensory) 'modalities', rather than seeing intelligence as dominated by a single general ability. This model was proposed by Howard Gardner in his 1983 book Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. In the heyday of the psychometric and behaviorist eras, it was generally believed that intelligence was a single entity that was inherited; and that human beings – initially a blank slate – could be trained to learn anything, provided that it was presented in an appropriate way. Nowadays an increasing number of researchers believe precisely the opposite; that there exists a multitude of intelligences, quite independent of each other; that each intelligence has its own strengths and constraints; that the mind is far from unencumbered at birth; and that it is unexpectedly difficult to teach things that go against early ‘naiv...
When I read things like this it prompts the thought - who am I? People talk of mind, body and soul and imagine one without the other. Who knows others may be right - stephen hawking perhaps an example of someone who these days is more mind than body? But for me, I am all three. I can't imagine anything as depressing as being Neo in the matrix - being able to download a programme to learn how to play the piano and becoming an instant master of it - to not experience the joy of failing and learning to pick myself up and try again, to me these are the things that make us human. Of course I understand the desire of others to do differently, to live for ever, but I can't help but think - try really living this life first, and you may find that once is indeed enough - time to give another bit of stardust a go to experience life as we know it.
ReplyDeleteHowever as I often say, Just because we can doesn't mean we should. And that the joy and tragedy of life is that someone else always will.
Thanks for the post, I think I'll re-share it with my comment attached as an alternative observation.