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.

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.

The Cambridge Companion to PIAGET 4 contents 6 contributors 8 1 Introduction 12 2 The Historical Context of Piaget’s Ideas 56 3 Piaget’s Developmental Epistemology 75 4 Piaget’s Biology 105 5 On the Concept(s) of the Social in Piaget 121 6 Piaget on Equilibration 143 7 Constructive Processes Abstraction, Generalization, and Dialectics 161 8 Piaget and Method 182 9 Infancy 211 10 Childhood 240 11 Adolescence 266 12 Piaget’s Theory of Moral Development 281 13 Piaget’s Enduring Contribution to a Science of Consciousness 298 14 Piaget and Affectivity 320 15 Piaget’s Pedagogy 335 16 Piaget in the United States, 1925–1971 355 17 The Mind’s Staircase Revised 382 18 Dynamic Development A Neo-Piagetian Approach 411 index 434 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