Free delivery for orders over 69.99 euro.

Check order status

Become part of a community of book lovers from all over the world and get access to a whole bunch of benefits. Create an account for free

Free delivery for purchases over 69.99 €

DPD courier 5.99 € Bpost point 7.99 € Bpost 7.49 € DPD point 3.49 € GLS courier 4.49 €

Contact

How to shop

Help

My account

▸ Empty :-(

Free delivery for orders over 69.99 euro.

Essential Child

Name: Essential Child
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc
SKU: 04515658
Price: 78.89 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Susan A. Gelman
ISBN: 9780195154061

Origins of Essentialism in Everyday Thought

Susan A. Gelman

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 04515658

Publishers Oxford University Press Inc, May 2003

Numerous fields stake claims about essentialism but this is the first book to address the issues sur... Full description

Libristo code: 04515658

191 b

78.89 €

In stock at our supplier Shipping in 10-18 days

30-day return policy

Customers also purchased

Julie und Schneewittchen - Schlimmer geht's immer Franca Düwel

Hardback

12.75 €

Digital Rights Management Joan Feigenbaum

Paperback

51.75 €

EL CAMPO SEETHALER

Book

18.83 €

Algoritmos Andy Vickler

Paperback

37.87 €

Des Fibromes Du Col De L'Uterus Au Point De Vue De La Grossesse Et De L'Accouchenent (1882) C. Chahbazian

Paperback

23.08 €

Die drei !!! 09. Im Bann des Tarots (drei Ausrufezeichen)

Audio CD

10.42 €

Vivoras Vivas Hazel Townson

Paperback

6.98 €

Numerous fields stake claims about essentialism but this is the first book to address the issues surrounding essentialism from the perspective of developmental psychology. Gelman synthesizes 15 years of empirical research on essentialism into a coherent framework, examining children's thinking and ways in which language influences thought. She argues that young children's use of concepts such as "dog," "man," or "intelligence," reflects their deep commitment to the presence of these categories' properties that extends beyond the observable information about objects. The presence of this commitment in children also means that they do not come into the world as passive recipients of data, but rather have an organizational scheme that supports categories. This volume will be of interest to developmental, cognitive, and social psychologists, as well as to scholars in cognitive science and philosophy.