Piaget's Construction of the Child's Reality
Piaget's Construction of the Child's Reality
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USDThe Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is generally considered to be the founder of modern developmental psychology. This book provides a conceptual critique of six of Piaget's central, earlier works, including his account of the child's conception of the world, the development of morality, and the origins of intelligence in infancy. Sugarman's detailed, step-by-step analysis of some of Piaget's major arguments shows exactly where, and why, they fail. Through the same analysis she suggests the alternative lines of inquiry that might result in a clearer and more basic understanding of the child's mind and of the origins of adult thought.
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"This is a carefully argued, thought-provoking analysis that raises critically important issues for anyone trying to characterize children's minds." Contemporary Psychology
"This is a carefully argued, thought-provoking analysis that raises critically important issues for anyone trying to characterize children's minds." Contemporary Psychology
Product details
November 1987Hardback
9780521341646
268 pages
228 × 152 × 18 mm
0.485kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations for citation of Piaget's books
- Introduction
- 1. The child's conception of the world
- 2. The language and thought of the child
- 3. The moral judgment of the child
- 4. The child's conception of number
- 5. Infancy
- 6. The later Piaget
- References
- Index.
