Mind Skills

The path to a meaningful and rewarding education is made clear in this book.  The author’s fresh advocacy for the role of epiphany and the power of philosophy, with its methods, thinkers, concepts, and principles is an important sourcebook for every desk. The pedagogical recommendations for reading difficult material are here.  They have helped many of the author’s students win scholarships and gain admission to top universities, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, and UCLA.  Every dedicated student will want to learn and utilize these simple and proven methods for instilling the mental habits that great students possess.

If self-confidence is a product of knowing what works, then this book provides that basis.  In addition to addressing the problem of mental fragmentation, the text introduces the importance of better word selection, Mindfulness and Listening, Lecture Notes, Reading Notes, the Read and Stop Method, the Socratic Method, the Circle Method, the Purpose of Ethics, the Chronology of Philosophy, and the Four Aspects of Philosophy.

 

Joseph van de Mortel is Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Cerritos College and a recipient of the Templeton Award in Science and Religion.