Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Consciousness

by Willis Overton (Editor), Ulrich Mueller (Editor), Judith Newman (Editor)

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136677601
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/19/2007
Series:	Jean Piaget Symposia Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Overton, Willis ; Mueller, Ulrich ; Newman, Judith

Table of Contents

Preface. W.F. Overton, Embodiment From a Relational Perspective. M. Johnson, The Meaning of the Body. G. Colombetti, E. Thompson, The Feeling Body: Towards an Enactive Approach to Emotion. J. Voneche, Action as the Solution to the Mind-Body Problem in Piaget's Theory. E. Thelen, Grounded in the World: Developmental Origins of the Embodied Mind. T.J. Csordas, Embodiment, Alterity, and the Theory of Religion. T.P. Racine, J.I.M. Carpendale, The Embodiment of Mental States. L.S. Liben, Embodiment and Children?€?s Understanding of the Real and Represented World. H.H. Gao, P.D. Zelazo, Language and Development of Consciousness: Degrees of Disembodiment. E.K. Scholnick, P.H. Miller, Uncovering the Body in Conceptual Development: A Feminist Perspective. S.G. Fegley, M.B. Spencer, T.N. Goss, V. Harpalani, N. Charles, Colorism Embodied: Skin Tone and Psychosocial Well-Being in Adolescence. U. Mueller, J.L. Newman, The Body in Action: Perspectives on Embodiment and Development.