Shared reality : what makes us strong and tears us apart / E. Tory Higgins.

Author/creator Higgins, E. Tory, 1946- author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Descriptionviii, 336 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents The emergence of shared reality -- Sharing is believing -- Childhood development of shared reality: infants & toddlers -- Childhood development of shared reality: preschoolers & schoolers -- The roots of human shared reality -- How shared reality makes us human -- What we feel -- What we know: more than meets the eye -- Our sense of self : who am I? how am I doing? -- Our attitudes & opinions : experiencing the subjective as objective -- What we strive for & value -- How we strive -- How we get along: bringing us together & tearing us apart -- Epilogue it begins with shared relevance.
Abstract What does it mean to be human? The classic answer is that we have a special kind of intelligence. But to understand what we are as humans, we also need to know what we are like motivationally. In this work, Dr. Higgins describes how our human motivation for shared reality evolved in our species, and how it develops in our children as shared feelings, shared practices, and shared goals and roles.--taken from book jacket
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2018061051
ISBN9780190948054 hardback
ISBN0190948051 hardback

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BF575 .S48 H54 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold