Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
I: BACKGROUND......Page 14
Chapter 1. In Search of Human Uniqueness......Page 16
Chapter 2. Evolutionary Foundations......Page 23
Human Evolution......Page 24
Human Ontogeny......Page 35
Explanation in Developmental Psychology......Page 45
II: THE ONTOGENY OF UNIQUELY HUMAN COGNITION......Page 56
Chapter 3. Social Cognition......Page 58
From Apes: Imagining What Others Perceive......Page 59
Joint Attention......Page 66
The Coordination of Perspectives......Page 77
Becoming “Objective”......Page 95
Chapter 4. Communication......Page 104
From Apes: Intentional Communication......Page 106
Cooperative Communication......Page 111
Conventional Communication......Page 125
Becoming Symbolic......Page 140
Chapter 5. Cultural Learning......Page 147
From Apes: Social Learning......Page 148
Imitation and Conformity......Page 154
Instructed Learning......Page 160
Becoming Knowledgeable......Page 168
Chapter 6. Cooperative Thinking......Page 174
From Apes: Individual Thinking......Page 175
Collaborative Reasoning......Page 179
Coordinated Decision-Making......Page 187
Becoming Reasonable......Page 196
III: THE ONTOGENY OF UNIQUELY HUMAN SOCIALITY......Page 202
Chapter 7. Collaboration......Page 204
From Apes: Acting in Parallel with Others......Page 206
Dual-Level Collaboration......Page 208
Joint Commitment......Page 217
Becoming Second-Personal......Page 224
Chapter 8. Prosociality......Page 232
From Apes: Basic Sympathy......Page 233
Smithian Helping and Sharing......Page 238
Fairness......Page 245
Becoming Cooperative......Page 255
Chapter 9. Social Norms......Page 262
From Apes: Group Life......Page 264
Social Norms......Page 267
Justice......Page 275
Becoming Group-Minded......Page 282
Chapter 10. Moral Identity......Page 288
From Apes: Social Evaluation......Page 289
Self-Presentation and Self-Conscious Emotions......Page 291
Moral Justification and Identity......Page 298
Becoming Responsible......Page 304
IV: CONCLUSION......Page 308
Chapter 11. A Neo-Vygotskian Theory......Page 310
Global Theories of Human Ontogeny......Page 311
Shared Intentionality Theory......Page 317
Problems and Prospects......Page 347
Chapter 12. The Power of Shared Agency......Page 353
References......Page 358
Index......Page 386