The Cambridge Companion to Piaget (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Was Listed Among The 100 Most Important Persons In The Twentieth Century By Time Magazine, And His Work - With Its Distinctive Account Of Human Development - Has Had A Tremendous Influence On A Range Of Disciplines From Philosophy To Education, And Notably In Developmental Psychology. The Cambridge Companion To Piaget Provides A Comprehensive Introduction To Different Aspects Of Piaget's Work In A Manner That Does Not Eschew Engagement With The Complexities Of Subjects Or Debates Yet Is Accessible To Upper-level Undergraduate Students. Each Chapter Is A Specially Commissioned Essay Written By An Expert On The Subject Matter. Thus, The Book Will Also Be Of Interest To Academic Psychologists, Educational Psychologists, And Philosophers. Introduction: Overview / Ulrich Müller, Jeremy I.m. Carpendale, Leslie Smith -- The Historical Context Of Piaget's Ideas / Marylène Bennour, Jacques Vonèche -- Piaget's Developmental Epistemology / Leslie Smith -- Piaget's Biology / John G. Messerly -- On The Concept(s) Of The Social In Piaget / Richard F. Kitchener -- Piaget On Equilibration / Jan Boom -- Constructive Processes: Abstraction, Generalization, And Dialectics / Robert L. Campbell -- Piaget And Method / Trevor Bond, Anastasia Tryphon -- Infancy / Ulrich Müller -- Childhood / Maximilian B. Bibok, Ulrich Müller, Jeremy I.m. Carpendale -- Adolescence / David Moshman -- Piaget's Theory Of Moral Development / Jeremy I.m. Carpendale -- Piaget's Enduring Contribution To A Science Of Consciousness / Michel Ferrari -- Piaget And Affectivity / Bryan W. Sokol, Stuart I. Hammond -- Piaget's Pedagogy / Leslie Smith -- Piaget In The United States, 1925-1971 / Yeh Hsueh -- The Mind's Staircase Revised / Thomas Kesselring -- Dynamic Development: A Neo-piagetian Approach / L. Todd Rose, Kurt W. Fischer. Edited By Ulrich Müller, Jeremy I.m. Carpendale, Leslie Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Introduction: Overview -- Ulrich Müeller, Jeremy I.M. Carpendale and Leslie Smith The Historical Context Of Piaget's Ideas -- Marylène Bennour and Jacques Vonèche Piaget's Developmental Epistemology -- Leslie Smith Piaget's Biology -- John G. Messerly On the Concept(s) of the Social in Piaget -- Richard F. Kitchener Piaget on Equilibration -- Jan Boom Constructive Processes: Abstraction, Generalization, and Dialectics -- Robert L. Campbell Piaget and Method -- Trevor Bond and Anastasia Tryphon Infancy -- Ulrich Müller Childhood -- Maximilian B. Bibok, Ulrich Müller and Jeremy I.M. Carpendale Adolescence -- David Moshman Piaget's Theory of Moral Development -- Jeremy I.M. Carpendale Piaget's Enduring Contribution to a Science of Consciousness -- Michel Ferrari Piaget and Affectivity -- Bryan W. Sokol and Stuart I. Hammond Piaget's Pedagogy -- Leslie Smith Piaget in the United States, 1925-1971 -- Yeh Hsueh The Mind's Staircase Revised -- Thomas Kesselring Dynamic Development: A Neo-Piagetian Approach -- L. Todd Rose and Kurt W. Fischer.

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was listed among the 100 most important persons in the twentieth century by Time magazine, and his work - with its distinctive account of human development - has had a tremendous influence on a range of disciplines from philosophy to education, and notably in developmental psychology. The Cambridge Companion to Piaget provides a comprehensive introduction to different aspects of Piaget's work in a manner that does not eschew engagement with the complexities of subjects or debates yet is accessible to upper-level undergraduate students. Each chapter is a specially commissioned essay written by an expert on the subject matter. Thus, the book will also be of interest to academic psychologists, educational psychologists, and philosophers.

Jean Piaget (1896-1980) was listed among the 100 most important persons in the twentieth century by Time magazine, and his work has had a tremendous influence on a range of disciplines from philosophy to education, and notably in developmental psychology. This is a comprehensive introduction to different aspects of Piaget's work.