Bibliograph

The philosophical baby, what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life, Alison Gopnik

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The philosophical baby, what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life, Alison Gopnik

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-272) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The philosophical baby

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

263984935

Responsibility statement

Alison Gopnik

Sub title

what children's minds tell us about truth, love, and the meaning of life

Table Of Contents

Possible worlds : why do children pretend? -- Imaginary companions : how does fiction tell the truth? -- Escaping Plato's cave : how children, scientists, and computers discover the truth -- What is it like to be a baby? : consciousness and attention -- Who am I? : memory, self, and the babbling stream -- Heraclitus' River and the Romanian orphans : how does our early life shape our later life? -- Learning to love : attachment and identity -- Love and law : the origins of morality -- Babies and the meaning of life

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