The essential child : origins of essentialism in everyday thought /
"Essentialist accounts have been offered, in one form or another, for thousands of years, extending back at least to Aristotle and Plato. Yet this book is the first to address the issues surrounding essentialism from a psychological perspective. Gelman synthesizes more than fifteen years of emp...
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2003
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| Series: | Oxford series in cognitive development
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Inductive potential
- Hidden, non-obvious properties
- Conceptions of nature versus nurture
- Causal explanations, causal determinism
- Conclusions to part I
- What parents say- and don't say- about essences
- Essentialism in language
- Theory theories and DAM theories
- Unfinished business
- Why do we essentialize?
- Introduction
- Inductive potential of categories
- Hidden, nonobvious properties
- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture
- Causal explanations, causal determinism
- Conclusions to part I
- What parents say--and do not say--about essences
- Essentialism in language
- Theory theories and DAM theories
- Unfinished business
- Why do we essentialize?
- Introduction
- The inductive potential of categories
- Hidden, nonobvious properties
- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture
- Causal explanations, causal determinism
- What parents say : and don't say : about essences
- Essentialism in language
- Theory theories and DAM theories
- Unfinished business
- Why do we essentialize?
- Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods
- The inductive potential of categories
- Hidden, nonobvious properties
- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture
- Causal explanations, causal determinism
- Conclusions to Part I
- What parents say--and do not say--about essences
- Essentialism in language
- Theory theories and DAM theories
- Unfinished business
- Why do we essentialize?
- Introduction to Part I: Notes on research methods
- The inductive potential of categories
- Hidden, nonobvious properties
- Children's conceptions of nature and nurture
- Causal explanations, causal determinism
- Conclusions to Part I
- What parents say--and do not say--about essences
- Essentialism in language
- Theory theories and DAM theories
- Unfinished business
- Why do we essentialize?
- note: Ch. 1 Introduction
- Introduction to Part I: Notes on Research Methods
- Ch. 2 Inductive Potential of Categories
- Ch. 3 Hidden, Nonobvious Properties
- Ch. 4 Children's Conceptions of Nature and Nurture
- Ch. 5 Causal Explanations, Causal Determinism
- Ch. 6 Conclusions to Part I
- Ch. 7 What Parents Say - and Do Not Say - about Essences
- Ch. 8 Essentialism in Language
- Ch. 9 Theory Theories and DAM Theories
- Ch. 10 Unfinished Business
- Ch. 11 Why Do We Essentialize?
- Ch. 1 Introduction
- Introduction to Part I: Notes on Research Methods
- Ch. 2. The Inductive Potential of Categories
- Ch. 3. Hidden, Nonobvious Properties
- Ch. 4. Children's Conceptions of Nature and Nurture
- Ch. 5. Causal Explanations, Causal Determinism
- Ch. 6. Conclusions to Part I
- Ch. 7. What Parents Say - and Do Not Say - about Essences
- Ch. 8. Essentialism in Language
- Ch. 9. Theory Theories and DAM Theories
- Ch. 10. Unfinished Business
- Ch. 11. Why Do We Essentialize?