{"product_id":"the-work-of-the-imagination-understanding-childrens-worlds-9780631218869","title":"The Work of the Imagination Understanding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA long-held intellectual tradition states that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. The author aims to show that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In a book as creative and inventive as his subject matter, Paul Harris leads us on an intriguing journey into the world of, and the work of, the imagination...he shows us how thoroughly the mundane, the imaginative, and the magical intermingle, in childhood and adulthood, to form the very nature of human cognition.\" \u003ci\u003eHenry M. Wellman, University of Michigan.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Paul Harris's intriguing and lucid book summarizes twenty years of empirical research.\" \u003ci\u003eAlison Gopnik, Science, April 2001\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating, accessible and extremely well-researched introduction to how much evolutionary psychologists have learnt over the past few years about this unique ability.\" \u003ci\u003eInfancia y Aprendizaje\u003c\/i\u003e, vol 24(2), 2001.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ground-breaking...this book is quickly becoming required reading for all students of cognitive development and will have an important impact on the field\". \u003ci\u003eSocial Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinarily comprehensive and informative book\" \u003ci\u003eTamar Szabo Gendler, Mind, Vol. 3, Apr. 2002\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a highly interesting, nontechnical, easy to read book on children's imagination and related topics by one of Great Britain's most distinguished developmental psychologist.\" \u003ci\u003eJohn H. Flavell. Department of Psychology, Stanford University.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eIn a series of ingenious experiments, Paul Harris leads the reader to discoveries and conclusions which are quite extraordinary. The book [has] value and originality.\" \u003ci\u003eEugene Subbostsky, Lancaster University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It is a great topic; some of the ideas and materials are very novel and should create a lot of interest. For example, the chapter and ideas on emotion and pretence, and the discussion of functional issues. The chapters are very smoothly and readably written - fascinating\u0026gt;\" \u003ci\u003eJudy Dunn, Institute of Psychiatry, University of London.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The chapters read very smoothly and well. The writing is clear, there is lots of interesting experimental material and theoretical ideas, always well presented.\" \u003ci\u003ePeter Carruthers, University of Sheffield.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBleuler in Weimar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePretend Play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole Play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImagination and Emotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasoning, Make-believe and Dialogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounterfactual Thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObligation and Violation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage and Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403432075607,"sku":"9780631218869","price":39.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631218869.jpg?v=1730483456","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-work-of-the-imagination-understanding-childrens-worlds-9780631218869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}