The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life

Gopnik, Alison

ISBN 10: 0312429843 / ISBN 13: 9780312429843

Published by Picador, 2010

About this Item

A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteedâ but the story's all there!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
• Publisher: Picador
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312429843
• ISBN 13: 9780312429843
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

In the last decade there has been a revolution in our understanding of the minds of infants and young children. We used to believe that babies were irrational, and that their thinking and experience were limited. Now Alison Gopnik ― a leading psychologist and philosopher, as well as a mother ― explains the cutting-edge scientific and psychological research that has revealed that babies learn more, create more, care more, and experience more than we could ever have imagined. And there is good reason to believe that babies are actually smarter, more thoughtful, and more conscious than adults. In a lively and accessible tour of the groundbreaking new psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical developments, Gopnik offers new insight into how babies see the world, and in turn promotes a deeper appreciation for the role of parents in shaping the lives of their children.

About the Author

Alison Gopnik, a professor of psychology at the University of California at Berkeley, is the author of The Philosophical Baby and The Scientist in the Crib.