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Smart is a State Of Mind
What if the way we try to measure intelligence is completely wrong? In this book, author Adam Parsons examines the concept of intelligence and where it fails us.
"I love how Adam has captured the self-referential nature of human thought. “I think, therefore I am.” Because we think, we believe thoughts are important. Because we believe these thoughts are important, we perpetuate them. This is true regardless of the content of the thought. All that ends up mattering is the position of the thinker in a given society. Over time, the wisdom of the crowd always wins out over the thoughts of the individual. This is a truly unique view on the concept of intelligence, especially in a society where “intelligence” is highly valued and poorly measured."
Excerpt
Perhaps mankind’s most traditional of follies is the wanton need for reason and purpose, where the 'intellectual' throughout human history has swaddled at the blanket of their own apparent understanding. The development of human understanding and critical analysis of the actions of the mind and what we so proudly call ‘thought’ would appear to have been lost long ago to the annals of human history, if at all truly realised. This has then given rise to such indulgent philosophical wonders as Plato’s thoughts on human will and reason, Descartes’ belief in himself and reality, Kierkegaard’s thought to higher existence and interaction and so many more besides, all as I can see tripping on one very specific area. They believed themselves to be endowed with an ‘intellect’ and ability of thought, a wanton need of humanity for so long, to believe the illusion, something I hope to unveil.