Practical Thinking
Four Ways to be Right, Five Ways to be Wrong
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
2 January 2018
Summary
How is it that in an argument both sides are always right? How is it that no one ever makes a mistake on purpose but that mistakes get made?In Practical Thinking de Bono’s theme is everyday thinking, how the mind actually works - not how philosophers think it should. Based on the results of his famous Black Cylinder Experiment (a critical thinking task that asks participants why they think a black cylinder falls over), de Bono explores the four practical ways of being right. From there he pic…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785041112 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1785041118 |
| Author: | Edward de Bono |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vermilion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 2 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Edward de Bono
Edward de Bono studied at Christ Church, Oxford (as a Rhodes Scholar). He also holds a PhD from Cambridge and an MD from the University of Malta. He has held appointments at the universities of Oxford, London, Cambridge and Harvard.In 1967 de Bono invented the now commonly used term ‘lateral thinking’ and, for many thousands, indeed millions, of people worldwide, his name has since become a symbol of creativity and new thinking. He has written numerous books, which have been translated into 34 languages, and his advice is sought by Nobel laureates and world leaders alike.
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