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1. Embodiment From A Relational Perspective / Willis F. Overton -- 2. The Meaning Of The Body / Mark Johnson -- 3. The Feeling Body: Toward An Enactive Approach To Emotion / Giovanni Colombetti And Evan Thompson -- 4. Action As The Solution To The Mind-body Problem In Piaget's Theory / Jacques Voneche -- 5. Grounded In The World: Developmental Origins Of The Embodied Mind / Esther Thelen -- 6. Embodiment, Alterity, And The Theory Of Religion / Thomas J. Csordas -- 7. The Embodiment Of Mental States / Timothy P. Racine And Jeremy I.m. Carpendale -- 8. Embodiment And Children's Understanding Of The Real And Represented World / Lynn S. Liben -- 9. Language And The Development Of Consciousness: Degrees Of Disembodiment / Helena Hong Gao And Philip David Zelazo -- 10. Uncovering The Body In Conceptual Development: A Feminist Perspective / Ellin Kofsky Scholnick And Patricia H. Miller -- 11. Colorism Embodied: Skin Tone And Psychosocial Well-being In Adolescence / Suzanne G. Fegley. [et Al.] -- 12. The Body In Action: Perspectives On Embodiment And Development / Ulrich Muller And Judith L. Newman. Edited By Willis F. Overton, Ulrich Muller, Judith L. Newman. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.
This volume investigates the foundational role of the body in the development of human consciousness and cognitive processes. The editors, Willis F. Overton, Ulrich Mueller, and Judith L. Newman, assemble a collection of interdisciplinary essays that challenge traditional Cartesian dualism. By integrating perspectives from developmental psychology, philosophy, and cognitive science, the contributors argue that mental states are not abstract entities but are deeply rooted in physical action and relational experiences.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the field of developmental science, particularly for its synthesis of enactive and relational theories. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a rigorous resource for researchers and graduate students in psychology and cognitive studies.
Page Count:
368
Publication Date:
2007-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
1136677607
ISBN-13:
9780203809778
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