The work of the imagination / Paul L. Harris.
The work of the imagination / Paul L. Harris.
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Publisher
Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Date
2000.
Call Numbers
T0357449
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 222 p. ; ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Bleuler in Weimar -- 2. Pretend Play -- 3. Role Play -- 4. Imagination and Emotion -- 5. Reasoning, Make-believe and Dialogue -- 6. Counterfactual Thinking -- 7. Obligation and Violation -- 8. Beyond Possibility -- 9. Language and Imagination.
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Publisher
Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2000.
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Summary
"A long intellectual tradition, uniting such diverse figures as Freud and Piaget, claims that children's early fantasy life is primitive and disorganized. In The Work of the Imagination Paul Harris argues against this tradition, showing that children's ability to imagine hypothetical and counterfactual possibilities makes a continuing contribution...
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The work of the imagination / Paul L. Harris.
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Understanding children's worlds.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from 155.4133/3.
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T0357449
Record Identifier
74Vv8bq7Mvey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv8bq7Mvey
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ISBN
0631218858 :
9780631218852 (alk. paper)
0631218858 (alk. paper)
9780631218869 (pb. : alk. paper)
0631218866 (pb. : alk. paper)
9780631218869 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0631218866 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780631218852 :
DDC
155.4133
MMS ID
991014304009702626
