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Desire for Society

Children’s Knowledge as Social Imagination

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Hans G. Furth

    1. The Catholic University of America, USA

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 1-4

  3. The Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-6
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    2. Children Playing Society

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 7-29

    3. Coconstructing Social Reality

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 31-50

    4. Culture and Pretend Play

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 51-59

    5. Peer Society

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 61-76

    6. Peer Culture

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 77-97

    7. Society and Speech-for-Self

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 99-113

  4. Supporting Evidence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 115-116
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    2. From Anthropology

      1. Children Making History
        • Hans G. Furth
        Pages 117-134

    3. From Psychoanalysis

      1. Jacques Lacan on the Child’s Entry into the Symbolic Order
        • Hans G. Furth
        Pages 135-153

    4. From Ethology

      1. Communication and Society
        • Hans G. Furth
        Pages 155-164

  5. Theories of Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Developmental Perspectives

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 167-182

    3. Political Perspectives

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 183-200

    4. Marxist Cultural Perspectives

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 201-212

  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
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    2. The Grasp of Society

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 215-226

    3. The Plot of the Mental Object Capacity

      • Hans G. Furth
      Pages 227-241
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'A powerful, integrative, and insightful theory of society.'-Jack Meacham, State University of New York, Buffalo This provocative work presents a unified and scientifically grounded new theory on the development of society, namely, that the imaginary play of children reflects an endogenous orientation toward the construction of society. In twelve studies, Furth combines delightful observations of young children's spontaneous actions and interactions with lucid descriptions of complex psychological theories-including those of Piaget, Freud, Lacan, and Marxist scholars.

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A powerful, integrative, and insightful theory of society. - Jack Meacham, State University of New York, Buffalo

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Catholic University of America, USA

    Hans G. Furth

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Desire for Society

  • Book Subtitle: Children’s Knowledge as Social Imagination

  • Authors: Hans G. Furth

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9987-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45342-7Published: 31 October 1996

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4757-9989-7Published: 05 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-9987-3Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 263

  • Topics: Cognitive Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology

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