The Essential Piaget [Hardcover]

Jean Piaget (Author), Howard E. Gruber (Editor), J. Jacques Vonèche (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 1977

Here, truly, is the essential Piaget_a distillation of the eminent Genevan's extraordinary legacy to modern psychological knowledge. This generous selection of the most important of Piaget's writings, spanning a period of some seventy years, organizes the core of his remarkable contribution in a way that clarifies and illuminates his aims, ideas, and underlying themes.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

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The editor's choices provide a clear and fertile path through the otherwise overwhelming mass of Piaget's work. . . . Beautifully orchestrated, the whole illuminates the parts and the parts clarify one another. (Jeanne Bamberger )

To live up to its title, this volume . . . should be seen as 'necessary' by anyone with a serious interest in Piaget; it should encapsulate in its 900-odd pages the principal features of its subject. Without question, The Essential Piaget succeeds on both accounts. (Howard Gardner )

Through its completeness, its logical organization, and its sensitive commentaries, The Essential Piaget gives a clear and valuable picture of the man as seen in his work. (Barbel Inhelder ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 881 pages
• Publisher: Basic Books; 1st edition (February 7, 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0465020585
• ISBN-13: 978-0465020584
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #616,969 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars All in One Place, January 1, 2010

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Hugh Rosen "author of 'Silent Batttlefields:... (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Essential Piaget (Hardcover)

Especially given the incomprehensibly high prices of some of Piaget's key works that appear online today, this book is a must have for those wanting to possess some of the best works of Piaget in their own library. This book covers a wide and representative spectrum of excerpts from Piagets work over the years of most of his prodigious life. The book is compiled by two leading scholars of Piagetian constructivism. Highly recommended for those wanting to read Piaget in his own words and are discovering the unavailability of so many of his voluminous books or their cost prohibitive prices when they are to be found online. Hugh Rosen

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5.0 out of 5 stars nice gift, February 4, 2011

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I bought this as a gift for my son. It came in a timely manner and it was in good shape.

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