Developing the Horizons of the Mind: Relational and Contextual Reasoning and the Resolution of Cognitive Conflict [Hardcover]

This book provides a powerful theory of the human mind and practical approach to conflict resolution.Developing the Horizons of the Mind is the first book on Relational and Contextual Reasoning (RCR), a new theory of the human mind which powerfully addresses key areas of human conflict such as the ideological conflict between nations, the conflict in close relationships and the conflict between science and religion. K. Helmut Reich provides a clear and accessible introduction to the new RCR way of thinking that encourages people to adopt an inclusive rather than an oppositional approach to conflict and problem-solving.Developing the Horizons of the Mind is the first book on Relational and Contextual Reasoning (RCR), a new theory of the human mind which powerfully addresses key areas of human conflict such as the ideological conflict between nations, the conflict in close relationships and the conflict between science and religion. K. Helmut Reich provides a clear and accessible introduction to the new RCR way of thinking that encourages people to adopt an inclusive rather than an oppositional approach to conflict and problem-solving.This book is about Relational and Contextual Reasoning (RCR), a new theory of the human mind that addresses key areas of human conflict, such as the ideological conflict between nations, in close relationships and between science and religion. K. Helmut Reich provides a clear and accessible introduction to the RCR way of thinking that encourages an inclusive rather than oppositional approach to conflict and problem-solving.List of figures, List of tables, Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. The Theory of Relational and Contextual Reasoning (RCR) and its Empirical Study: 1. Introduction; 2. Development of RCR; 3. Metaphysical assumptions and theory of RCR; 4. Empirical studies of RCR; 5. Other thought forms and matching them to the problem at hand; Part II. Applications of RCR: 6. Methodology; 7. Religion; 8. The archaeology of Rlƒz