Emergent Forms: Origins and Early Development of Human Action and Perception

Goldfield, Eugene C.

ISBN 10: 0195095022 / ISBN 13: 9780195095029

Verlag: Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York, 1995

Beschreibung

6" x 9-1/4", xiii + 369pp. Gathered and glued signatures in laminated printed card stock cover. Minor shelf wear, edge wear. Minor soiling to edges of book block. Binding has a slight forward lean but spine remains uncreased. Pages are clean and bright and unmarked.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 002857

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Emergent Forms: Origins and Early Development of Human Action and Perception
• Verlag: Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0195095022
• ISBN-13: 9780195095029
• Einband: Soft cover
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Psychology
  • Education - Social Work
  • Science + Technical

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Inhaltsangabe

While it is often assumed that behavioural development must be based upon both physical law and the biological principles of morphogenesis and selection, forging a link between these disciplines has remained an elusive goal. This book addresses the question of how familiar human functional acts - eating, walking, manipulating objects, smiling, etc. - emerge during infancy due to both intrinsic dynamics and selective processes. The central thesis of the book is that during perceptually guided spontaneous activity, a variety of biodynamic devices for doing different kinds of work are assembled and adapted to specific tasks. Following the introductory chapters, which explore principles from the fields of dynamics and ecological psychology, the author introduces a theory of the development of action systems based upon both self-organisation in complex systems and perceptually guided selective processes. The theory is then examined in the context of development of each of several action systems. The book addresses many long-standing issues in behavioural development, including the apparent disappearance of so-called primitive behaviours, the emergence of new skills, and the role of the caregiver on skill acquisition. The prospects for extending the theory to atypical development and to other domains such as cognition and language are also considered.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.