{"product_id":"developing-mind-1","title":"Developing Mind","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe development of children’s minds raises fundamental questions, from how we are able to know about basic aspects of the world such as objects and actions, to how we come to grasp mental states. \u003ci\u003eThe Developing Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to critically introduce and examine philosophical questions concerning children’s cognitive development and to consider the implications of scientific breakthroughs for the philosophy of developmental psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores central topics in developmental psychology from a philosophical perspective:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echildren's awareness of objects and the question of ‘object permanence’ \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe nature and explanatory role of ‘core knowledge’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevidence for innate drivers of language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003echildren's knowledge of the relation between actions and goals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epuzzles about when infants first have awareness of other minds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow social interaction explains the emergence of knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Stephen Butterfill draws on important case studies, including experiments with children on objects and their interactions, ‘false belief tasks’, and the process by which children come to see other people, not just themselves, as purposive agents. He shows how these questions can illuminate fundamental debates in philosophy of mind concerning the mind’s architecture, the explanatory power of representation, the social character of knowledge, and the nature of metacognitive feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional features, such as a glossary and extensive bibliographic references, provide helpful tools for those coming to the subject for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234913866072,"sku":"9780415566223","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415566223_3f035175-1a50-4d8b-b8b8-b90a39b9a113.jpg?v=1777257960","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/developing-mind-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}