For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too.The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children. Scientists used to believe that babies were irrational, and that their thinking and experience were limited. Recently, they have discovered that babies learn more, create more, care more, and e...

美國頂尖兒童認知科學家Alison Gopnik帶你一起探索嬰幼兒美麗的心智世界！三歲孩子的想像力超乎成人，你不為他的玩偶準備餐具，他就不吃飯；兩歲小孩早已具備同理心，看見飢餓的陌生人，她會請他們吃棒棒糖；才剛滿月，寶寶已能從媽媽眼裡感受母愛，並回應一個燦爛的笑容……孩子的想像力和道德感，遠超乎你的想像！過去，許多科學家和哲學家認為嬰幼兒的思考與行為不合邏輯、存在許多限制，因此稱他們是「會哭的胡蘿蔔」──少數具有反射動作的植物。近年則有了革命性的發現：嬰幼兒不只比成年人學得更多、體驗更深，還更會想像，也更關心他人！比如：小嬰兒深情望著媽媽的臉，可能奠定了人類「愛」與「道德」的基礎；孩子努力探索遊樂環境，可能是人類成就「科學」的關鍵；他們全心投入在裝扮遊戲之中，可能解釋了人類如何想像未來……讓孩子適性發展、快樂健康地成長最重要！本書作者艾利森．高普尼克是加州大學柏克萊分校心理學與哲學教授，同時也是三個兒子的母親。她根據心理學、神經科學...

A scientific exploration that "incisively and compassionately highlights the extraordinary range of mental capabilities of even the youngest child" ( Salon ).For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too. The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children....