First published in 1997. This is Volume I of selected works of Jean Piaget which looks at his thinking on children perceive the world around them, touching on his concepts of realism, animism and artificialism.
Introduction; Part 1 Realism; Chapter 1 The Notion of Thought; Chapter 2 Nominal Realism; Chapter 3 Dreams; Chapter 4 Realism and the Origin of the Idea of Part icipation; Part 2 Animism; Chapter 5 Consciousness Attributed to Things; Chapter 6 The Concept of “Life”; Chapter 7 The Origins of Child Animism, Moral Necessity and Physical Determinism; Part 3 Artificialism; Chapter 8 The Origin of the Sun and Moon; Chapter 9 Meteorology and the Origin of Water; Chapter 10 The Origin of Trees, Mountains and of the Earth; Chapter 11 The Meaning and Origins of Child Artificialism;
