Children and Imagination
Paul L. Harris(Author)
Peter Kitson(Editor)
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 4. September 2000
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-631-21885-2 (ISBN)
Description
A long intellectual tradition, uniting such diverse figures as Freud and Piaget, states that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. In The Work of the Imagination Paul Harris argues against this tradition, showing that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development. In particular, he reveals how children's ability to entertain such possibilities is critical for making causal and moral judgements.Incorporating a unique, cross-cutting approach, The Work of the Imagination discusses a number of key topics in cognitive development that are usually discussed quite separately.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
40 line illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-21885-2 (9780631218852)
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Paul L. Harris
The Work of the Imagination
Book
09/2000
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Wiley
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Content
1. Introduction. 2. Pretend Play. 3. Role-play. 4. Imagination and Emotion. 5. Reasoning and Make-Believe. 6. Counterfactual Thinking and Causal Judgement. 7. Obligation and Violation. 8. Magic Religion and Metaphysics.