{"product_id":"the-work-of-the-imagination-isbn-9780631218869","title":"The Work of the Imagination","description":"This book demonstrates how children's imagination makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development.  Acknowledgements. \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  \"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\u003c!--end--\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 \u003cb\u003ePaul L. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Developmental Psychology, Oxford University, and Fellow in Psychology, St. John's College, Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eChildren and Emotion\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDeveloping Theories of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildren's Understanding of Emotion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImagining the Impossible: Mgical, Scientific\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eReligious Thinking in Children.\u003c\/i\u003e  A long intellectual tradition, uniting such diverse figures as Freud and Piaget, states that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. In \u003ci\u003eThe Work of the Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e Paul Harris argues against this tradition, showing that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution to their cognitive and emotional development. In particular, he reveals how children's ability to entertain such possibilities is critical for making causal and moral judgements.  \u003cp\u003eIncorporating a unique, cross-cutting approach, \u003ci\u003eThe Work of the Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e discusses a number of key topics in cognitive development that are usually discussed quite separately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990374826213,"sku":"NP9780631218869","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631218869.jpg?v=1761787570","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-work-of-the-imagination-isbn-9780631218869","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}