The mechanism of mind / Edward de Bono
1971, First Edition. Harmondsworth : Penguin. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #451927
ISBN: 0140214453
Physical description; 281 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. Contents; Ch. 1. Understanding the system -- Ch. 2. The simple basis of complexity -- Ch. 3. Levels of organization -- Ch. 4. Transformations, notations and models -- Ch. 5. Memory traces and memory surfaces -- Ch. 6. Special Universes -- Ch. 7. A self-organizing memory surface: the polythene and pins model -- Ch. 8. Threshold effects: the thousand bulb model -- Ch. 9. Circular system effects -- Ch. 10. Limited attention span -- Ch. 11. Passive choice and selection -- Ch. 12. The past organizes the present: the jelly model -- Ch. 13. Change and flow on the memory surface -- Ch. 14. Self -- Ch. 15. Communication by preset patterns -- Ch. 16. Short-term and long-term memory -- Ch. 17. The emergence of patterns -- Ch. 18. Emotion, need and the internal patterns -- Ch. 19. The peculiar universe of the memory surface -- Ch. 20. D-lines: a notation of convenience -- Ch. 21. Characteristic behaviour of the system -- Ch. 22. The mechanics of thinking -- Ch. 23. The insight phenomenon -- Ch. 24. Errors, defects and limitations -- Ch. 25. The myth effect -- Ch. 26. The dividing and polarizing effect -- Ch. 27. The continuity effect -- Ch. 28. The distorting effect of internal patterns -- Ch. 29. Overcoming the limitations -- Ch. 30. Natural thinking -- Ch. 31. Logical thinking -- Ch. 32. Mathmatical thinking -- Ch. 33. Lateral thinking -- Ch. 34. The new functional word -- 35. Physiology -- Ch. 36. General summary. Subjects; Thought and thinking. Human information processing. Mental Processes. Thinking. Psychology. Memory. Intellect.
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