Descartes' Baby : How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human

Bloom, Paul

ISBN 10: 0465007864 / ISBN 13: 9780465007868

Editore: Basic Books, 2005

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• Titolo: Descartes' Baby : How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human
• Editore: Basic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0465007864
• ISBN 13: 9780465007868
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: good

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Riassunto

All humans see the world in two fundamentally different ways: even babies have a rich understanding of both the physical and social worlds. They expect objects to obey principles of physics, and they're startled when things disappear or defy gravity. Yet they can also read emotions and respond with anger, sympathy, and joy.In Descartes' Baby, Bloom draws on a wealth of scientific discoveries to show how these two ways of knowing give rise to such uniquely human traits as humor, disgust, religion, art, and morality. How our dualist perspective, developed throughout our lives, profoundly influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions is the subject of this richly rewarding book.

Informazioni sugli autori

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. His book How Children Learn the Meaning of Words won the Award for Excellence from the Association of American Publishers. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. His book How Children Learn the Meaning of Words won the Award for Excellence from the Association of American Publishers. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.