Descartes' Baby

How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human

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Paul Bloom

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All humans see the world in two fundamentally different ways: even babies have a rich understanding of both the physical and social worlds. They expect objects to obey principles of physics, and theyre startled when things disappear or defy gravity. Yet they can also read emotions and respond with anger, sympathy, and joy. In Descartes Baby, Bloom draws on a wealth of scientific discoveries to show how these two ways of knowing give rise to such uniquely human traits as humor, disgust, religion, art, and morality. How our dualist perspective, developed throughout our lives, profoundly influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions is the subject of this richly rewarding book.

Author Biography:

Paul Bloom is Professor of Psychology at Yale University. His book How Children Learn the Meaning of Words won the Award for Excellence from the Association of American Publishers. He lives in Connecticut, USA.

Release date Australia

May 1st, 2005

Author

Paul Bloom

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Basic Books

Pages

288

Publisher

Basic Books

Dimensions

127x203x19

ISBN-13

9780465007868

Product ID

7677796

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