A Deep Insight Into Goleman’s Arguments
Daniel
Goleman considers emotional and rational minds in his articles entitled “Our
Two Minds“ and “When Smart Is Dumb” by discussing relationship between
emotional/rational minds and which one plays a vital role for success. In his
articles, Goleman looks at emotional and rational minds from functional aspect
and he approaches EQ from social aspect. He claims that emotional and rational
minds cooperate with each other, but rational mind sometimes may not deal with
emotional mind. He argues EQ outweighs IQ for accomplishments in a person’s
life. While his claim about emotional and rational minds is not convincing due
to his language and logical fallacies, his argument about EQ and IQ is
well-argued because of his use of evidence.
Goleman’s first main idea, which is “…
