Jerome Bruner

Language, Culture and Self
David Bakhurst
Stuart G Shanker
Jerome Bruner
May 2001 | 240 pages | Sage UK
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Jerome Bruner is one of the grand figures of psychology. From his role as a founder of the cognitive revolution in the 1950s to his recent advocacy of cultural psychology, Bruner's influence has been dramatic and far-reaching. Such is the breadth of his vision that Bruner's work has inspired thinkers in many of the major areas of psychology and has had a powerful impact on adjacent disciplines. His writings on language acquisition, culture and education are of profound and enduring importance. Focusing on the dominant themes of language, culture and self, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of Bruner's fertile ideas and a considered appraisal of his legacy.

With a distinguished list of contributors including Jerome Bruner himself, the result is an outstanding volume of interest to students and scholars in psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, and education.

Among the contributors are Judy Dunn, Howard Gardner, Clifford Geertz, Rom Harré, David Olson, Edward Reed, Talbot Taylor, Michael Tomasello, and John Shotter. The volume is framed by an editorial introduction that considers the distinctively philosophical dimensions of Bruner's thought, and a final chapter by Bruner himself in which he re-examines prominent themes in his work in light of issues raised by the contributors.

The volume will be invaluable to students and researchers in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, education, and the philosophy of mind.

Contents

Introduction

  • Bruner's Way

Imbalancing Act

  • Jerome Bruner's Cultural Psychology

Bruner on Language Acquisition

Bruner on Language Acquisition

The House that Bruner Built

The House that Bruner Built

Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk

Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk

Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years

Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years

Education

  • the Bridge from Culture to Mind

Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction

Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction

Commentaries

  • Jerome Bruner as Educator: Personal Reflections

Reed on Bruner on Education

Reed on Bruner on Education

Infancy and the Birth of Competence

  • Bruner and Comparative-Developmental Research

Norms in Life

  • Problems in the Representation of Rules

Towards a Third Revolution in Psychology

  • From Inner Mental Representations to Dialogically Structured Social Practices

Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology

Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology

In Response

In Response

Description

Jerome Bruner is one of the grand figures of psychology. From his role as a founder of the cognitive revolution in the 1950s to his recent advocacy of cultural psychology, Bruner's influence has been dramatic and far-reaching. Such is the breadth of his vision that Bruner's work has inspired thinkers in many of the major areas of psychology and has had a powerful impact on adjacent disciplines. His writings on language acquisition, culture and education are of profound and enduring importance. Focusing on the dominant themes of language, culture and self, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of Bruner's fertile ideas and a considered appraisal of his legacy.

With a distinguished list of contributors including Jerome Bruner himself, the result is an outstanding volume of interest to students and scholars in psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, and education.

Among the contributors are Judy Dunn, Howard Gardner, Clifford Geertz, Rom Harré, David Olson, Edward Reed, Talbot Taylor, Michael Tomasello, and John Shotter. The volume is framed by an editorial introduction that considers the distinctively philosophical dimensions of Bruner's thought, and a final chapter by Bruner himself in which he re-examines prominent themes in his work in light of issues raised by the contributors.

The volume will be invaluable to students and researchers in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, education, and the philosophy of mind.

Contents

Introduction

  • Bruner's Way

Imbalancing Act

  • Jerome Bruner's Cultural Psychology

Bruner on Language Acquisition

Bruner on Language Acquisition

The House that Bruner Built

The House that Bruner Built

Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk

Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk

Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years

Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years

Education

  • the Bridge from Culture to Mind

Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction

Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction

Commentaries

  • Jerome Bruner as Educator: Personal Reflections

Reed on Bruner on Education

Reed on Bruner on Education

Infancy and the Birth of Competence

  • Bruner and Comparative-Developmental Research

Norms in Life

  • Problems in the Representation of Rules

Towards a Third Revolution in Psychology

  • From Inner Mental Representations to Dialogically Structured Social Practices

Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology

Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology

In Response

In Response

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Jerome Bruner

Language, Culture and Self

David Bakhurst , Stuart G Shanker
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May 2001 | 240 pages | Sage UK

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Jerome Bruner is one of the grand figures of psychology. From his role as a founder of the cognitive revolution in the 1950s to his recent advocacy of cultural psychology, Bruner's influence has been dramatic and far-reaching. Such is the breadth of his vision that Bruner's work has inspired thinkers in many of the major areas of psychology and has had a powerful impact on adjacent disciplines. His writings on language acquisition, culture and education are of profound and enduring importance. Focusing on the dominant themes of language, culture and self, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of Bruner's fertile ideas and a considered appraisal of his legacy.

With a distinguished list of contributors including Jerome Bruner himself, the result is an outstanding volume of interest to students and scholars in psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, and education.

Among the contributors are Judy Dunn, Howard Gardner, Clifford Geertz, Rom Harré, David Olson, Edward Reed, Talbot Taylor, Michael Tomasello, and John Shotter. The volume is framed by an editorial introduction that considers the distinctively philosophical dimensions of Bruner's thought, and a final chapter by Bruner himself in which he re-examines prominent themes in his work in light of issues raised by the contributors.

The volume will be invaluable to students and researchers in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, education, and the philosophy of mind.


Table Of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Bruner's Way
  • Imbalancing Act
  • Jerome Bruner's Cultural Psychology
  • Bruner on Language Acquisition
  • The House that Bruner Built
  • Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk
  • Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years
  • Education
  • the Bridge from Culture to Mind
  • Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction
  • Commentaries
  • Jerome Bruner as Educator: Personal Reflections
  • Reed on Bruner on Education
  • Infancy and the Birth of Competence
  • Bruner and Comparative-Developmental Research
  • Norms in Life
  • Problems in the Representation of Rules
  • Towards a Third Revolution in Psychology
  • From Inner Mental Representations to Dialogically Structured Social Practices
  • Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology
  • In Response

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