Piaget Today

Introduction / Barbel Inhelder And Denys De Caprona -- Structures And Functions / Guy Cellerier -- Current Trends In Cognitive Development Research : Towards A New Synthesis / Harry Beilin -- Piaget's Natural Logic / Marie-jeanne Borel -- Operatory Logic / Jean-blaise Grize -- Logical Reasoning, Development And Learning / Barry Richards -- The Value Of Logic And The Logic Of Values / Seymour Papert -- The Masculine Authority Of The Cognitive / John M. Broughton -- Sociology Of Science And Sociogenesis Of Knowledge / Rolando Garcia -- Theory Change In Childhood / Susan Carey -- Cognition In Its Relationship To Total Development In The First Few Years Of Life / Sybille K. Escalona -- Origins Of Intentional Strategic Memory In The Child / Cesare Cornoldi -- Spatial Reasoning In Small-size And Large-size Environments : In Search Of Early Prefiguratons Of Spatial Cognition In Small-size Environment / Gerhard Steiner -- Development As Construction : Nature And Psychological And Social Context Of Genetic Constructions / Hans Aebli -- The Coordination Of Values : Current Relevance Of The Piagetian Concept Of Philosophy / Reto Lazius Fetz -- Laws Of Consciousness As Norms Of Mental Development / Edward Marbach. Edited By Bärbel Inhelder, Denys De Caprona, Angela Cornu-wells. Proceedings Of The Viith Advanced Course Of The 'fondation Archives Jean Piaget', Held At The University Of Geneva From 22 To 27 September 1985--p. 1. Includes Bibliographies And Indexes. Originally published in 1987, the contributors bring their different orientations to the study of child development and genetic epistemology to show the continuing value of Piaget's theory and its fruitfulness in providing insights which permit the advancement of science.