The Jean Piaget Symposia Series

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1-10 of 32 results in Jean Piaget Symposia Series

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...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Language, Literacy, and Cognitive Development

   The Development and Consequences of Symbolic Communication

   Edited by Eric Amsel, James P. Byrnes

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   Language, Literacy, and Cognitive Development addresses the impact of language and literacy on cognitive development. Top researchers examine the cognitive significance of the growth in children's ability to express themselves symbolically, whether that involves communicating linguistically,...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness

   Edited by Willis Overton, Ulrich Mueller, Judith Newman

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   Until recently, the body has been largely ignored in theories and empirical research in psychology, particularly in developmental psychology. Recently however, several conceptions of the relation between body and mind have been developed. Common among these conceptions is the idea that the body...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Social Development, Social Inequalities, and Social Justice

   Edited by Cecilia Wainryb, Judith G. Smetana, Elliot Turiel

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   This volume considers previously separate bodies of research on social justice, social equality, and social development. Eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines discuss the latest research to help us understand the relation between social inequalities and social development. In so doing, the...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Changing Conceptions of Psychological Life

   Edited by Cynthia Lightfoot, Michael Chandler, Chris Lalonde

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   Changing Conceptions of Psychological Life is an interdisciplinary look at personal constructions of self. This book is a product of the 30th Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society. The contributing authors constitute the original cast invited to speak on the theme of how individuals come to...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
6. Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience

   Edited by Philip David Zelazo, Michael Chandler, Eveline Crone

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   This volume in the JPS Series is intended to help crystallize the emergence of a new field, "Developmental Social Cognitive Neuroscience," aimed at elucidating the neural correlates of the development of socio-emotional experience and behavior. No one any longer doubts that infants are born...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
7. Social Life and Social Knowledge

   Toward a Process Account of Development

   Edited by Ulrich Mueller, Jeremy I.M. Carpendale, Nancy Budwig, Bryan Sokol

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   In this new volume, leading researchers provide state-of-the-art perspectives on how social interaction influences the development of knowledge. The book integrates approaches from a variety of disciplines including developmental psychology, psychopathology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology,...

   Published August 15th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. Art and Human Development

   Edited by Constance Milbrath, Cynthia Lightfoot

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   This interdisciplinary volume explores art, its development, and its role in the construction of knowledge. Presenting theory and research on artistic development as a cultural and creative endeavor, contributors examine the origins of human art during the Paleolithic cultural revolution, as part...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Psychology Press
9. Play and Development

   Evolutionary, Sociocultural, and Functional Perspectives

   Edited by Artin Goncu, Suzanne Gaskins

   Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

   Children's play is a universal human activity, and one that serves a significant purpose in personal development. Throughout this volume, which is an extension of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, the editors and contributors explore assumptions about play and its status as a...

   Published January 14th 2007 by Psychology Press
10. Biology and Knowledge Revisited

    From Neurogenesis to Psychogenesis

    Edited by Sue Taylor Parker, Jonas Langer, Constance Milbrath

    Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

    Based on the Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Biology and Knowledge Revisited focuses on the classic issue of the relationship between nature and nurture in cognitive and linguistic development, and their neurological substrates. Contributors trace the history of ideas concerning the...

    Published December 6th 2004 by Psychology Press