The Art of Organizing Thoughts
$28.04
- Hardcover
272 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
The quietly radical Japanese classic on the art of cultivating creative thought.
We live in an age defined by accelerating automation, polarized discourse, and constant cognitive overload. In The Art of Organizing Thoughts, first published in 1983 and newly resonant in the age of artificial intelligence, renowned scholar and teacher Shigehiko Toyama offers a humane and timeless reminder: thinking well is a distinctly human art, and one that must be cultivated, protected, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241839270 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241839270 |
| Author: | Shigehiko Toyama, Arthur Reiji Morris |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Life |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 132mm x 204mm |
Shigehiko Toyama
Shigehiko Toyama (1923-2020)
Shigehiko Toyama was a celebrated Japanese critic, essayist, and Doctor of Literature. He taught at Tokyo University of Education and Ochanomizu University. His scholarship spanned English literature, rhetoric, textual studies, thought, and the Japanese language. Toyama became renowned for his ability to apply academic insight to everyday life.
His other major works include:
- Hints for Intellectual Creativity
- The Logic of Proverbs
- The Art of Reading
- The Art of Forgetting
- Habits for an Intellectual Life
- The Art of Communication
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