Alison Gopnik: 6 books
by Alison Gopnik
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Language: Italian
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Cos’hanno in mente i nostri figli quando, appena in grado di parlare, si impegnano con tutta la serietà di cui sono capaci nella costruzione di realtà immaginarie? Come si articolano i loro stati coscienti, apparentemente più simili a un magma fangoso che al trasparente flusso cartesiano di cui...
The Gardener and the Carpenter
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
One of the world's leading child psychologists shatters the myth of "good parenting"
Caring deeply about our children is part of what makes us human. Yet the thing we call "parenting" is a surprisingly new invention. In the past thirty years, the concept of parenting and...
Essere genitori non è un mestiere
Cosa dice la scienza sulle relazioni tra genitori e figli
Language: Italian
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Uno sguardo critico sulla moderna genitorialità «professionale».
Un bambino in età prescolare fa in media 75 domande all’ora. È un vulcano di curiosità, di tentativi ed errori, di invenzione di mondi alternativi, di «facciamo finta che» e di mille cose ancora. E ogni bambino lo è...
The Philosophical Baby
What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2009
For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too. The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children. Scientists used to believe that...
Rethinking Intuition
The Psychology of Intuition and its Role in Philosophical Inquiry
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 1998
Ancients and moderns alike have constructed arguments and assessed theories on the basis of common sense and intuitive judgments. Yet, despite the important role intuitions play in philosophy, there has been little reflection on fundamental questions concerning the sort of data intuitions provide,...
The Scientist In The Crib
Minds, Brains, And How Children Learn
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
This exciting book by three pioneers in the new field of cognitive science discusses important discoveries about how much babies and young children know and learn, and how much parents naturally teach them.It argues that evolution designed us both to teach and learn, and that the drive to learn is...