Liberating the Mind: Overcoming Sociocentric Thought and Egocentric Tendencies

Liberating the Mind is an essential read for anyone seeking to advance rational societies and cultivate fairminded critical thinking. It reveals the core of how humans naturally learn, think, and choose to act and offers a cohesive, integrated theory of mind that takes into account pathological tendencies shared by all humans. By taking the intrinsic problems in our thinking seriously, we can follow the example of Socrates and live the examined life, even in times of upheaval and doubt.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 15 October 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Throughout history, thinkers from all walks of life have been plagued by an ingrained bias towards their own views and the views of their preferred social groups. As these dangerous egocentric and sociocentric tendencies continue to pose the greatest threat to the advancement of rational societies, Liberating the Mind offers a way forward.

Dissecting the core of how humans naturally learn, think, and choose to act, internationally recognized critical thinking leader Linda Elder illuminates the root causes of dysfunctional thought and shows us how to free ourselves from both selfishness and groupthink through explicit tools of rationality. This instant intellectual classic offers a cohesive, integrated theory of mind that takes into account pathological tendencies shared by all humans, while offering a clear path toward the cultivation of fairminded critical thinking throughout the world.

Elder illuminates how, by taking the intrinsic problems in our thinking seriously, we can follow the example of Socrates and live the examined life, even in times of upheaval and doubt.

Weight: 567g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538174142