Dr. Linda Elder is an educational psychologist and internationally recognized authority on critical thinking who has taught both psychology and critical thinking at the college level. She has been president of the Foundation for Critical Thinking and the executive director of the Center for Critical Thinking for 25 years. She has a special interest in the relation of thought and emotion, as well as the cognitive and affective and has developed an original theory of the stages of critical thinking development. Elder has coauthored four books on critical thinking, as well as all 23 titles found in the Thinker's Guide Library.
Sociocentrism is a useful concept, embracing a host of ways in which we fail to give sufficient weight to the interests of those beyond the borders of our own group. I hope this book will stimulate readers to think critically about their sociocentric prejudices. -- Peter Singer, philosopher and author of Animal Liberation and Ethics into Action In this bracing book, Linda Elder delineates the destructive power of in-group bias and the inability to see the world from other points of view. A practical tool for those looking to free their minds. -- Doug Merlino, author of The Hustle Thinking for ourselves may be the most difficult and courageous thing that we can learn to do. Liberating the Mind is the best guide I’ve read on that topic. -- Ethan Watters, author of Crazy Like Us