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This account of Jean Piaget's childhood and adolescence reveals a relatively unknown aspect to the well-known developmental psychologist. The portrayal of his struggle to reconcile science and faith in his youth adds a new dimension to the understanding of his life, thought and work.

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Introduction - biography and autobiography; Neuchatel, an orderly little town; mollusk taxonomy; natural history; the friends of nature; Piaget discovers Bergson; natural history and creative evolution; at the threshold of biology; the protestant context; the problem of religion; from catechism to philosophy; the mission of the idea; the making of a new identity; recherche; the theory of equilibrium - from personal crisis to universal salvation.

Piaget before Piaget

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/1994
      ISBN13: 9780674667167, 978-0674667167
      ISBN10: 0674667166

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This account of Jean Piaget's childhood and adolescence reveals a relatively unknown aspect to the well-known developmental psychologist. The portrayal of his struggle to reconcile science and faith in his youth adds a new dimension to the understanding of his life, thought and work.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction - biography and autobiography; Neuchatel, an orderly little town; mollusk taxonomy; natural history; the friends of nature; Piaget discovers Bergson; natural history and creative evolution; at the threshold of biology; the protestant context; the problem of religion; from catechism to philosophy; the mission of the idea; the making of a new identity; recherche; the theory of equilibrium - from personal crisis to universal salvation.

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