Making Sense: What It Means to Understand by David R. Olson (English) Hardcover

Description: Making Sense by David R. Olson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Drawing together developmental and philosophical theories of mind, this book argues that understanding is little more than the ability to ascribe understanding to oneself, a development that depends critically on acquiring the linguistic concept of understanding. This account of understanding provides a model for mental states more generally. Publisher Description Understanding, as Descartes, Locke and Kant all insisted, is the primary faculty of the mind; yet our modern sciences have been slow to advance a clear and testable account of what it means to understand, of childrens acquisition of this concept and, in particular, how children come to ascribe understanding to themselves and others. By drawing together developmental and philosophical theories, this book provides a systematic account of childrens concept of understanding and places understanding at the heart of childrens theory of mind. Childrens subjective awareness of their own minds, of what they think, depends on learning a language for ascribing mental states to themselves and others. This book will appeal to researchers in developmental psychology, cognitive science, education and philosophy who are interested in the cognitive and emotional development of children and in the more basic question of what it means to have a mind. Author Biography David R. Olson is University Professor Emeritus at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, Canada. He has authored more than 300 articles and 20 books, including The World on Paper (Cambridge, 1994), Psychological Theory and Educational Reform: How School Remakes Mind and Society (Cambridge, 2004) and The Mind on Paper (Cambridge, 2016). His research focuses on childrens developing consciousness of their own and others mental states and on the role that language and literacy play in this development. Details ISBN 1316513335 ISBN-13 9781316513330 Title Making Sense Author David R. Olson Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 200 Publisher Cambridge University Press GE_Item_ID:135068238; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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