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1. Reductionism and the Development of Knowledge

   Edited by Terrance Brown, Leslie Smith

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   Among the many conceits of modern thought is the idea that philosophy, tainted as it is by subjective evaluation, is a shaky guide for human affairs. People, it is argued, are better off if they base their conduct either on know-how with its pragmatic criterion of truth (i.e., possibility) or on...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Values and Knowledge

   Edited by Edward S. Reed, Elliot Turiel, Terrance Brown

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   It is widely recognized that a person's values will profoundly affect what that person attends to, thinks about, and remembers. Yet, despite this, psychologists have only begun to study and think about the deep connections between values and knowledge. This volume explores this important area in...

   Published February 29th 1996 by Psychology Press
3. Morphisms and Categories

   Comparing and Transforming

   By Jean Piaget, Gil Henriques, Edgar Ascher

   Edited by Terrance Brown, Terrance Brown

   Despite dissent in many quarters, Piaget's epistemology and the developmental psychology derived from it remain the most powerful theories in either field. From the beginning, Piaget's fundamental epistemological notion was that all knowledge is rooted in action, and for a long time, he identified...

   Published January 31st 1992 by Psychology Press