The Cambridge Companion to Piaget (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy)

Cambridge University Press, 11/12/2009
EAN 9780521727198, ISBN10: 0521727197

Paperback, 442 pages, 22.8 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm
Language: English

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.

1. Introduction
overview Ulrich Müller, Jeremy I. M. Carpendale, and Leslie Smith
2. The historical context of Piaget's ideas Maryléne Bennour and Jacques Vonéche
3. Piaget's developmental epistemology Leslie Smith
4. Piaget's biology John G. Messerly
5. On the concept(s) of the social in Piaget Richard F. Kitchener
6. Piaget on equilibration Jan Boom
7. Constructive processes
abstraction, generalization, and dialectics Robert L. Campbell
8. Piaget and method Trevor Bond and Anastasia Tryphon
9. Infancy Ulrich Müller
10. Childhood Maximilian B. Bibok, Ulrich Müller, and Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
11. Adolescence David Moshman
12. Piaget's theory of moral development Jeremy I. M. Carpendale
13. Piaget's enduring contribution to a science of consciousness Michel Ferrari
14. Piaget and affectivity Bryan W. Sokol and Stuart I. Hammond
15. Piaget's pedagogy Leslie Smith
16. Piaget in the United States, 1925–71 Yeh Hsueh
17. The mind's staircase revised Thomas Kesselring
18. Dynamic development
a neo-Piagetian approach L. Todd Rose and Kurt W. Fischer.