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The Child as Natural Phenomenologist. Primal and Primary Experience in Merleau-Ponty's Psychology.
Talia Welsh
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Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961) is well known for his work in phenomenology, but his lectures in child psychology and pedagogy have received little attention, probably because Talia Welsh translated the lectures in their entirety only in 2010. The Child as Natural Phenomenologist summarises Merleau-Ponty’s work in child psychology, shows its relationship to his philosophical work, and argues for its continued relevance in contemporary theory and practice. Welsh demonstrates Merleau-Ponty’s unique conception of the child’s development as inherently organised, meaningful, and engaged with the world, contrary to views that see the child as largely internally preoccupied and driven by instinctual demands. Welsh ... Read more
Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961) is well known for his work in phenomenology, but his lectures in child psychology and pedagogy have received little attention, probably because Talia Welsh translated the lectures in their entirety only in 2010. The Child as Natural Phenomenologist summarises Merleau-Ponty’s work in child psychology, shows its relationship to his philosophical work, and argues for its continued relevance in contemporary theory and practice. Welsh demonstrates Merleau-Ponty’s unique conception of the child’s development as inherently organised, meaningful, and engaged with the world, contrary to views that see the child as largely internally preoccupied and driven by instinctual demands. Welsh ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810128804
SKU
V9780810128804
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About Talia Welsh
Talia Welsh is a University of Chattanooga Foundation associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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