The Origin of Concepts

Zusatztext Anyone with the slightest interest in the nature of mathematics should give [Carey] serious study. Informationen zum Autor Susan Carey is a Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. She is a renowned expert on conceptual development and is known for introducing the concept of fast mapping, whereby children learn the meanings of words after a single exposure, and for integrating work on conceptual change in the history of science with work on conceptual change in childhood. Klappentext New in paperback¿ A transformative book on the way we think about the nature of concepts and the relations between language and thought. Zusammenfassung New in paperback-- A transformative book on the way we think about the nature of concepts and the relations between language and thought. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Some Preliminaries 2. The Initial Representational Repertoire: The Empiricist Picture 3. Core Object Cognition 4. Core Cognition: Number 5. Core Cognition: Agency 6. Representations of Cause 7. Language and Core Cognition 8. Beyond Core Cognition: Natural Number 9. Beyond the Numeral List Representation of Integers 10. Beyond Core Object Cognition 11. The Process of Conceptual Change 12. Conclusion I: The Origins of Concepts 13. Conclusion II: Implications for a Theory of Concepts References Index of Names Index of Subjects

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Susan Carey, Carey Susan
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.05.2011
• EAN: 9780199838806
• ISBN: 978-0-19-983880-6
• Pagine: 608
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Serie: Print on Demand; Oxford Series in Cognitive Development
• Categorie: Saggistica > Psicologia, esoterismo, spiritualità, antroposofia > Psicologia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Child & developmental psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology