Cobb: the Ecology of the Imagination in Childhood (Cloth)

Is genius shaped by the imagination of childhood? Cobb's collection of autobiographies and biographies of creative people, as well as her observations of children's play, suggests just that. She sees the child to be innately connected with the natural world. Inner powers alone do not further the imagination. Her book remains an important philosophical meditation on the importance of children's deep experience of nature to their adult cognition and psychological well-being. Prelude To A Method -- Wonder As The Genesis Of Knowledge -- Anatomy Of The Sense Of Wonder -- The Ecology Of Perceptual Organization -- The Biocultural Continuum -- The Ecology Of Individuality -- The Evolution Of Meaning -- Creative Evolution: A Process Of Compassion Edith Cobb ; With An Introd. By Margaret Mead. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.