Cognitive Development and Epistemology

List of ContributorsPrefacePart I. Cognitive Development and Epistemology Epistemology and Conceptual Development I. The Status of Genetic Epistemology II. Conceptual Development and Conceptual Understanding III. The Nature of Piaget's Theory IV. Epistemological Priorities in the Growth of Understanding V. Conclusion References The Concept of "Stages" in Psychological Development I. Introduction II. The Methodology of New Sciences III. Concepts: Their Acquisition and Employment IV. Functional Achievements and Their Description V. Conclusion Postscript References Genetic Psychology, Genetic Epistemology, and Theory of Knowledge I. Introduction II. Is a "Genetic Epistemology" Possible? III. Is Genetic Psychology Relevant to Epistemology? IV. Special Questions V. Conclusion ReferencesPart II. Basic Issues in the Psychology of Cognitive DevelopmentA. The Development of Physical Concepts The Development of Physical Concepts I. Aspects of General Theory II. Perception and Cognition III. Representation and Knowledge IV. Development of the Child's Concept of an Object V. The Construction of Space VI. Development of Causality VII. Time VIII. Practical Intelligence and Conceptual Thought IX. Conclusion References Comments on Beilin's "The Development of Physical Concepts" I. Determinants and Outcomes of Cognitive Development II. Developmental Sequences III. Equilibration IV. Philosophy and Developmental Psychology References From Praxis to Logos: Genetic Epistemology and Physics I. Genetics Epistemology and Physical Science II. Piaget's "Mentalism" III. From "Mentalism" to "Innatism" ReferencesPart II. Basic Issues in the Psychology of Cognitive DevelopmentB. The Development of Moral Concepts From Is to Ought: How to Commit the Naturalistic Fallcy and Get Away with It in the Study of Moral Development I. Genetic Epistemology and Moral Psychology II. Universals and Relativity in Moral Development III. The Cognitive Developmental Theory of Moralization IV. Moral Stages as a Hierarchy of Forms of Moral Integration V. Our Stages Form an Order of Moral Adequacy: The Formalist Claim VI. The Claim for Principles of Justice VII. From "Is" to "Ought" VIII. From Thought to Action References Moral Developments: A Plea for Pluralism I. Introduction II. Exposition of Kohlberg's Theory III. Some Doubts about Details IV. Virtues and Habits V. Is Kohlberg Prescribing a Morality? VI. Freud and Moral Failure References Comments on Kohlberg's "From Is to Ought" ReferencesPart II. Basic Issues in the Psychology of Cognitive DevelopmentC. The Motivation of Cognitive Development Early Cognitive Development: Hot or Cold? I. The Psychoanalysis of Early Cognition II. A Group of Central Questions III. Stimulus-Response-Reinforcement Theories of Early Cognition IV. Piaget on the Motivation of Cognitive Development V. A Last Word References Piaget: Cognitive Conflict and the Motivation of Thought I. Introduction: Human Motives and Theories of Motivation II. Piaget on the Motivation of Thought III. The Equilibrium Model of Thinking IV. Cognitive Conflict and Motivation V. Conclusion Postscript References Motivational Issues in Cognitive Development: Comments on Mischel's ArticlePart III. Theories of Cognitive Development and the Explanation of Human Conduct Is a Theory of Conceptual Development Necessary? I. Introduction II. The Incompleteness of Scientific Theories III. Psychological Models for Thought Processes IV. Cognitive Models and Cognitive Development V. Models of Cognition and Common Sense VI. Is a Theory of Conceptual Development Necessary? VII. An Analogy with Art Postscript References The Myth of Cognitive Processes and Structures References What Is Involved in a Genetic Psychology? I. Three Characteristics of Genetic Psychology II. The Symbolic Function III. The Concept of Maturity IV. Conclusion ReferencesAuthor IndexSubject Index