Philosophical Baby

Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology and an affiliate professor of philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. She is an internationally recognised leader in the study of children's learning and development. She writes the Mind and Matter column for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Philosophical Baby and co-author of The Scientist in the Crib. She has three sons and lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Alvy Ray Smith.

"Her pages are packed with provocative observations and cunning insights. I'd highly recommend this fascinating book to any parent of a young child - and, indeed anyone who has ever been a baby" -- Josh Lacey Guardian "The Philosophical Baby has interesting things to tell us. They are clearly expressed and thought-provoking. And they do their work on the reader" Dailiy Mail "An astonishingly interesting book... [It] teaches us a tremendous amount about the human condition and how the mind is made" -- Jonah Lehrer, author of How We Decide "Richly provocative and endlessly insightful... This book is at once touching, eloquent and masterful in its fascinating revelations about what makes us human" -- Frank J. Sulloway, author of Born to Rebel: Birth Order; Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives "Absorbing, smart and enjoyable... Parents and scientists will enjoy the insights but so will anyone who has thought about the question of what it means to be human" -- Lisa Randall, author of Warped Passages: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions