Adaptive Intelligence: Surviving and Thriving in Times of Uncertainty

by Robert J. Sternberg

Book Overview

Adaptive Intelligence is a dramatic reappraisal and reframing of the concept of human intelligence. In a sweeping analysis, Robert J. Sternberg argues that we are using a fatally-flawed, outdated conception of intelligence; one which may promote technological advancement, but which has also accelerated climate change, pollution, the use of weaponry, and inequality. Instead of focusing on the narrow academic skills measured by standardized tests, societies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316607976
• ISBN13: 9781316607978
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"