Human as Animal Symbolicum

Ivan D. Ivić is a Professor of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of Belgrade. In his work, he has meaningfully integrated two major theoretical approaches to human development: Piagetian constructivism and Vygotskian socio-constructivism. His contribution to the development of symbolic function, which represents a key milestone in the early child development process, is still innovative and inspiring. It offers an original conception that explains how the symbolic function emerges from a specific interplay of cognitive, emotional, social, and pragmatic aspects.

• Part I: Man As Animal Symbolicum.- Chapter 1: Symbolic Function.- Part II: Origins Of Symbolic Function.- Chapter 2: Hints Of The Symbolic Function In Anumals.- Chapter 3: The Beginnings Of The Symbolic Functions In Children.- Chapter 4: Basic Directions Of Development Of The Symbolic Function.- Part III: The New Discoveries.- Chapter 5: Old Problems In The Light Of New Discoveries.