The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik - ISBN: 9781847921079
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Babies: Cleverer than we thought, unlocking the secrets of humanity.

The Philosophical Baby

What Children's Minds Tell Us about Truth, Love & the Meaning of Life

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    15 August 2009

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Summary

A groundbreaking exploration into the minds of babies - and into what means to be human.

For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too.

The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children. Scientists used to believe that babies were irrational, and that their thinking and experience were limited. Recently, they…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781847921079
ISBN-10:1847921078
Author:Alison Gopnik
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:The Bodley Head Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:15 August 2009
Weight:370g
Dimensions:24mm x 155mm x 234mm
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Critics Review

Her pages are packed with provocative observations and cunning insights. I’d highly recommend this fascinating book to any parent of a young child - and, indeed anyone who has ever been a baby

Her pages are packed with provocative observations and cunning insights. I’d highly recommend this fascinating book to any parent of a young child - and, indeed anyone who has ever been a baby – Josh Lacey * Guardian *
The Philosophical Baby has interesting things to tell us. They are clearly expressed and thought-provoking. And they do their work on the reader * Dailiy Mail *
An astonishingly interesting book… [It] teaches us a tremendous amount about the human condition and how the mind is made – Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide
Richly provocative and endlessly insightful… This book is at once touching, eloquent and masterful in its fascinating revelations about what makes us human – Frank J. Sulloway, author of Born to Rebel: Birth Order; Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives
Absorbing, smart and enjoyable… Parents and scientists will enjoy the insights but so will anyone who has thought about the question of what it means to be human – Lisa Randall, author of Warped Passages: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Universe’s Hidden Dimensions

About The Author

Alison Gopnik

Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology and an affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an internationally recognised leader in the study of children’s learning and development. She writes the Mind and Matter column for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Philosophical Baby and co-author of The Scientist in the Crib. She has three sons and lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Alvy Ray Smith.

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