Preface |
Domain specificity: an introduction / Lawrence Hirschfeld ; Susan Gelman |
General/Theoretical Approaches / Part I: |
The modularity of thought / Dan Sperber1: |
Domain specificity and cultural variation are not inconsistent: lessons from number and music / Rochel Gelman ; Kimberly Brenneman2: |
Are Domains Theories? / Part II: |
The theory theory / Alison Gopkin ; Henry Wellman3: |
Thinking by children and scientists: false analogies and neglected similarities / Paul Harris4: |
Core domains versus scientific theories: evidence from systematics and Itzaj-Maya folkbiology / Scott Atran5: |
Essences and folk theories of biology / John Coley ; Gail Gottfried6: |
Origins of Domain Knowledge, Biology and Evolutionary Approaches / Part III: |
The organization of lexical knowledge in the brain: evidence from category- and modality-specific deficits / Alfonso Caramazza ; Argye Hillis ; Elwyn Keek ; Michele Miozzo7: |
Origins of domain-specificity: the evolution of functional organization / Leda Cosmides ; John Tobby8: |
Tomm and Toby: core architecture and domain specificity / Alan Leslie9: |
'Moral belief' form vs. content / David Premack10: |
Domain specific knowledge and conceptual change / Susan Carey ; Elizabeth Spelke11: |
Is the acquisition of social categories based on domain-specific competence or on knowledge transfer? / Lawrence Hirschfield12: |
The birth and nurturance of concepts by domains: the origins of concepts of living things / Frank Keil13: |
Domains Across Cultures and Languages / Part IV: |
Cognitive constraints on cultural representation: natural ontologies and religious ideas / Pascal Boyer14: |
Universal and culture-specific properties of children's mental models of the earth / Stella Vosniadou15: |
Cognitive domains and the structure of the lexicon / Anna Wierzbicka16: |
Implications for Education / Part V: |
'Teachers' models of children's minds and learning / Sidney Strauss ; Tamar Shilony17: |
'Situated rationalism' biological and social preparation for learning / Lauren Resnick18: |
'Moral belief' form vs. content |
Universal and culture-specific properties of children's mental models of the earth |
'Teachers' models of children's minds and learning |
'Situated rationalism' biological and social preparation for learning |
Preface |
Domain specificity: an introduction / Lawrence Hirschfeld ; Susan Gelman |
General/Theoretical Approaches / Part I: |