The Nature of Insight

Book Overview

This study brings together diverse perspectives, including recent theories and discoveries, to examine the nature and origins of insightful thinking, as well as the history of theory and research on the topic and the methods used to study it. There are chapters by the leading experts in this field.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262193450
• ISBN13: 9780262193450
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Challenging but worthwile read.

This is not a book for the faint of heart. It's wordy, academic and scattered; the structure of the content seems to be an afterthought. That being said, if you're really looking for a deep and rigorous dive into the topic of how people generate insight, this is the book. It's incredibly rich in terms of information, and a welcome change from the low-grade crap that other books offer when they touch on this underexplored subject. Well worth the price, but don't expect to finish this on an airplane flight. For serious students of insight only!

The Nature of Insight

This is a scholarly book edited and written by leading researchers in the area of human development. It includes contributions from several respected scholars on insight that are very thought provoking. It isn't a book that will deliver answers as much as promote more questions.My purpose for reading this book was to look at several different ways of explaining insight....what is it? How does it work? Where does it come from? Can it be taught or is it something we are born with? Is it tied to intelligence or is it an independent variable? This book helped me gain all of that and much more. The authors provide theories about insight that are well grounded in empirical research, including ties to organization development and social insight, where my interest lies. As an extra bonus, there were several pages of visual puzzles that can be used to test and promote the development of insight, that I will try using in my research.