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Imitation and education : a philosophical inquiry into learning by example / Bryan R. Warnick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warnick, Bryan R., 1974-
- Series:
- SUNY series in philosophy of education.
- SUNY series, the philosophy of education
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--Philosophy.
- Education.
- Example.
- Imitation.
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (179 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Brings together current research in philosophy, cognitive science, and education to uncover and criticize the traditional assumptions of how and why we should learn through imitation.
- Contents:
- The problems of imitation and human exemplarity
- The historical tradition of human exemplarity
- How do people become examples?
- How do examples bring out imitation?
- The social meanings of imitation
- Imitation, exemplarity, and moral reason
- How can we evaluate human exemplars?
- A social analysis of exemplarity and imitation.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-161) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780791478486
- 0791478483
- 9781435643673
- 1435643674
- OCLC:
- 228854097
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