The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform - Softcover

Robinson, James Harvey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444441590 ISBN 13: 9781444441598

Publisher: Aeterna, 2024

Synopsis

If some magical transformation could be produced in men’s ways of looking at themselves and their fellows, no inconsiderable part of the evils which now afflict society would vanish away or remedy themselves automatically. If the majority of influential persons held the opinions and occupied the point of view that a few rather uninfluential people now do, there would, for instance, be no likelihood of another great war; the whole problem of “labor and capital” would be transformed and attenuated; national arrogance, race animosity, political corruption, and inefficiency would all be reduced below the danger point. As an old Stoic proverb has it, men are tormented by the opinions they have of things, rather than by the things themselves. This is eminently true of many of our worst problems today. We have available knowledge and ingenuity and material resources to make a far fairer world than that in which we find ourselves, but various obstacles prevent our intelligently availing ourselves of them. The object of this book is to substantiate this proposition, to exhibit with entire frankness the tremendous difficulties that stand in the way of such a beneficent change of mind, and to point out as clearly as may be some of the measures to be taken in order to overcome them. This book is recommended reading by Napoleon Hill

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About the Author

James Harvey Robinson (June 29, 1863-February 16, 1936) Robinson was an American historian and philosopher, born in Bloomington, Illinois. He taught history at the University of Pennsylvania (1891-95) and Columbia University (1895-1919), he became fulltime professor in 1895. Following a series of faculty resignations from the astute Columbia University over disputes about academic freedom, (This included the resignation of Charles Beard), Robinson resigned from Columbia in May of 1919 and became one of the founders of the New School for Social Research. To which he received the honor of being its first director. A man truly ahead of his time. His writings and lectures, stressed the "new history" evolution of humanity. He was a pivotal player and an important influence on the study and teaching of history. As a new thought teacher he stressed the principles of metaphysics and other new age sciences. His body of work is not only considered groundbreaking but genius as well.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aeterna
• Publication date: 2024
• ISBN 10: 1444441590
• ISBN 13: 9781444441598
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 110