How to Improve Your Mind: Twenty Keys to Unlock the Modern World

Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

How to Improve Your Mind: Twenty Keys to Unlock the Modern World

Author(s): James R. Flynn

Published Online: 8 AUG 2012 04:05AM EST

Print ISBN: 9781119944768

Online ISBN: 9781118314999

DOI: 10.1002/9781118314999

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Become the master of your world

  • Presents 20 key concepts, or keys, to aid critical thinking
  • Authored by one of the world's most eminent psychologists - and founder of the Flynn Effect
  • Looks at topics such as Race and IQ, "good" science and the current world economic crisis
  • Written in a clear and lucid style, illustrated with many examples

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–x)

    1. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–13)

  3. Part 1: Arguing about Right and Wrong

    1. Chapter 2

      Logic and Moral Debate - Attacks on Blacks (pages 15–23)

    2. Chapter 3

      Getting Rid of Tautologies - No Private Clubs (pages 24–31)

    3. Chapter 4

      The Naturalistic Fallacy and Its Consequences - be Judgmental (pages 32–40)

    4. Chapter 5

      But that is Unnatural - Words Best Never Said (pages 41–47)

  4. Part 2: The Truth about People

    1. Chapter 6

      Random Sample - Quality Not Size (pages 49–55)

    2. Chapter 7

      Intelligence Quotient - Hanging the Intellectually Disabled (pages 56–61)

    3. Chapter 8

      Intelligence Quotient - and the Black/White IQ Gap (pages 62–68)

    4. Chapter 9

      Control Group - How Studying People Changes Them (pages 69–74)

    5. Chapter 10

      The Sociologist's Fallacy - Ignoring the Real World (pages 75–83)

  5. Part 3: The Market and Its Church

    1. Chapter 11

      Creating a Market - Not a Frankenstein (pages 85–95)

    2. Chapter 12

      Market Forces - How they Take their Revenge (pages 96–107)

    3. Chapter 13

      Market Worship - No Ritual Sacrifices (pages 108–116)

    4. Chapter 14

      The Economic Collapse of 2008 (pages 117–129)

    5. Chapter 15

      What is to be Done? (pages 130–137)

  6. Part 4: Enemies of Science

    1. Chapter 16

      Reality - What Scientists Really Say About Science (pages 139–151)

    2. Chapter 17

      History, Science, and Evolution - Only One Kind of Each (pages 152–161)

  7. Part 5: Nations and their Goals

    1. Chapter 18

      Understanding Nations - Understanding Anyone (pages 163–172)

    2. Chapter 19

      Four Cases - Making Sense Out of Nonsense (pages 173–182)

    3. Chapter 20

      Conclusion (pages 183–188)

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      Index (pages 189–192)

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