{"product_id":"philosophy-meets-the-infant-9781032895277","title":"Philosophy Meets the Infant","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInfancy research and philosophy explore âœfirst things,â yet few books bring the two fields into contact. Stephen Langfurâs \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy Meets the Infant\u003c\/i\u003e integrates groundbreaking infancy studies of the last 50 years to offer a fresh exploration of our drive for human connection. He begins with a new understanding of self-awareness, which he locates in reciprocal attention between baby and caregiver. Instead of âœI think, therefore I am,â the new research supports âœYou attend, therefore I am.â The event of becoming self-aware through another is termed a âœYou-I Event.â\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe idea is counterintuitive: we are perfectly self-aware when alone! To explain the change after infancy, Langfur makes transformative use of an old psychoanalytic finding. With the onset of language, a child internalizes (introjects) the most important Youâs, playing them toward herself in speech. Instead of the original You-I Event, we have its counterfeit in our heads. Nevertheless, a longing for the t\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019268686167,"sku":"9781032895277","price":31.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032895277.jpg?v=1750779704","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/philosophy-meets-the-infant-9781032895277","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}