| In defining intelligence in terms of cultural value, I am saying something radical from a psychological perspective. If we really believe that it is possible to [open] the head, stick in an electrode and find out how smart somebody is, then it should not matter what culture they are in. But I believe the opposite. I believe that the whole notion of intelligence is incoherent absent from a particular cultural context in which you can express, develop or realize whatever proclivities you may have. | |||
| p. 83 | |||
| Howard E. Gardner |
"Cognition: A Western Perspective" MindScience: An East-West Dialog Wisdom Books, 1994 |
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