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Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness (Paperback) Loot Price: R686
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Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness (Paperback): Willis Overton, Ulrich Mueller, Judith Newman

Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness (Paperback)

Willis Overton, Ulrich Mueller, Judith Newman

Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series

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Until recently, the body has been largely ignored in theories and empirical research in psychology, particularly in developmental psychology. Recently however, several conceptions of the relation between body and mind have been developed. Common among these conceptions is the idea that the body plays an important role in our emotional, social, and cognitive lives. This latest volume in the Jean Piaget Society Symposia Series illustrates different ways in which the concept of embodiment can be used in developmental psychology and related disciplines. It explores the role of the body in the development of meaning, consciousness, and psychological functioning. The overall goal is to demonstrate how the concept of embodiment can deepen our understanding of developmental psychology by suggesting new possibilities of integrating biological, psychological, and socio-cultural approaches. Developmental Perspective on Embodiment and Consciousness explores embodiment in two ways. First, embodiment is examined as a condition of and influencing the particular shape of psychological experience. This sense of embodiment reflects the effort to put the mind back into the body. Second, embodiment is examined as a reflective experience in the sense that the mind forms particular images about the body. This sense of embodiment reflects the effort to put the body into the mind. The book opens with a discussion of embodiment from a meta-theoretical perspective. Then the role of embodiment in grounding conceptual meaning is examined. This is followed by discussions of the role of embodiment in strengthening our understanding of emotions, cognitive development, religious experiences, and social development. Then the role of the body in spatial cognition and the role of language in the development of complex forms of consciousness are explored. The final chapters examine the impact of culture on the conceptualization of the embodied self. The book concludes with an overview of the historical context of the mind-body dualism and a discussion of how the idea of embodiment transcends this dualism. Intended for researchers and advanced students in developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, anthropology, biology, and sociology, this new book also serves as a reference for advanced courses on cognition and development.

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Imprint: Psychology Press
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Jean Piaget Symposia Series
Release date: November 2012
First published: 2007
Editors: Willis Overton • Ulrich Mueller • Judith Newman
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-64717-5
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General
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LSN: 0-415-64717-7
Barcode: 9780415647175

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