Imagining the Impossible - Magical, Scientific, and Religious Thinking in Children

Sommario

Preface; 1. The makings of the magical mind: the nature of function of sympathetic magical thinking Carol Nemeroff and Paul Rozin; 2. Phenomenalistic perception and rational understanding in the mind of an individual: a fight for dominance Eugene Subbotsky; 3. Metamorphosis and magic: the development of children's thinking about possible events and plausible mechanisms Karl S. Rosengren and Anne K. Hickling; 4. The development of beliefs about metaphysical causality in imagination, magic and religion Jacqui Woolley; 5. Intuitive ontology and cultural input in the acquisition of religious concepts Pascal Boyer and Sheila Walker; 6. On not falling down to earth: children's metaphysical questions Paul L. Harris; 7. Putting different things together: the development of metaphysical thinking Carl N. Johnson; 8. Versions of personal story telling: versions of experience: genres as tools for creating alternate realities Peggy J. Miller, Julia Hengst, Kristin Alexander and Linda L. Sperry; 9. The influence of culture on fantasy play: the case of Mennonite children Marjorie Taylor and Stephanie M. Carlson; 10. Religion, culture, and beliefs about reality in moral reasoning Elliot Turiel and Kristin Neff; 11. Beyond scopes: why creationism is here to stay E. Margaret Evans; 12. Knowledge change in response to date in science, religion, and magic Clark A. Chinn and William F. Brewer; 13. Theology and physical science: a story of developmental influence at the boundaries David E. Schrader.

Riassunto

The study of early cognitive development has emphasized the way in which young children test and revise theories about the world. Evidence of this early understanding of the natural order has led researchers to reconsider children's thinking about supernatural orders. This volume, first published in 2000, offers research on children's thinking.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Karl S. Rosengren
• Con la collaborazione di: Paul L. Harris (Editore), Harris Paul L. (Editore), Carl N. Johnson (Editore), Johnson Carl N. (Editore), Karl S. Rosengren (Editore), Rosengren Karl S. (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.05.2000
• EAN: 9780521593229
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59322-9
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 229 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 810 g
• Illustrazioni: 10 b/w illus. 14 tables, Zeichnungen, nicht spezifiziert, Tabellen, nicht spezifiziert
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology