James Russell

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Agency: Its Role In Mental DevelopmentPaperback, 25 June 2015

Agency: Its Role In Mental Development
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Print Length
336 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Psychology Press
Date Published
25 Jun 2015
ISBN-10
1138876968
ISBN-13
9781138876965

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The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency, meaning "the power to alter at will one's perceptual inputs". The thesis is derived from a philosphical account of the role of agency in knowledge.; The book is divided into three parts. In Part One, the author argues that "purely representational" theories of mind and of mental development have been overvalued, thereby clearing the ground for the book's central thesis. In Part Two, he proposes that, because objective experience depends upon the experience of agency, the development of the "object concept" in human infants is grounded in the development of executive-attentional capacities. In Part Three, an analysis of the links between agency and self-awareness generates an original theory of the nature of certain stage-like transitions in mental functioning and of the relationship between executive and mentalizing defects in autism.; The book should be of interest to students and researchers in cognitive- developmental psychology, to philosophers of mind, and to anybody with an interest in cognitive science.

Product Details

Author:
James Russell
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
25 June 2015
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.73 x 2.54 cm
Genre:
Health & Fitness
ISBN-10:
1138876968
ISBN-13:
9781138876965
Language:
English
Location:
Oxford
Pages:
336
Weight:
521.63 gm

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