Agency: Its Role In Mental Development

by James Russell

Book Overview

The idea behind this book is that developing a conception of the physical world and a conception of mind is impossible without the exercise of agency, meaning "the power to alter at will one's perceptual inputs". The thesis is derived from a philosphical account of the role of agency in knowledge.; The book is divided into three parts. In Part One, the author argues that "purely representational" theories of mind and of mental development have been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138876968
• ISBN13: 9781138876965
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.9"