Children and Imagination

Informationen zum Autor Paul L. Harris is Professor of Developmental Psychology! Oxford University! and Fellow in Psychology! St. John's College! Oxford. He is the author of "Children and Emotion!" and co-editor of "Developing Theories of Mind!" "Children's Understanding of Emotion!" and "Imagining the Impossible: Mgical! Scientific" and "Religious Thinking in Children." Klappentext A long intellectual tradition, uniting such diverse figures as Freud and Piaget, states that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. In The Work of the Imagination Paul Harris argues against this tradition, showing that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development. In particular, he reveals how children's ability to entertain such possibilities is critical for making causal and moral judgements. Incorporating a unique, cross-cutting approach, The Work of the Imagination discusses a number of key topics in cognitive development that are usually discussed quite separately. Zusammenfassung A long-held intellectual tradition states that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. The author aims to show that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. Introduction. Bleuler in Weimar. Pretend Play. Role Play. Imagination and Emotion. Reasoning! Make-believe and Dialogue. Counterfactual Thinking. Obligation and Violation. Beyond Possibility. Language and Imagination. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

Product details

• Authors: Harris, Mchenry Harris, Paul Harris, Paul L. Harris, Paul L. (Oxford University) Harris, Harris Paul L., Peter Kitson
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.10.2000
• EAN: 9780631218869
• ISBN: 978-0-631-21886-9
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Understanding Children's World; Understanding Children's Worlds
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology