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This book brings different ideas to bear on the classical problem of the self. Self-perception, both ecological and social, is the earliest and most fundamental form of self-knowledge. In his introduction, Ulric Neisser describes the 'ecological self' as based on direct and realistic perception of one's situation in the environment; the 'interpersonal self' as established by social interaction with other people. He argues that both of these 'selves' appear in early infancy, long before anything like a self-concept or a self-narrative is possible. In subsequent chapters, fifteen contributors - psychologists, philosophers and others - elaborate on these notions and introduce related ideas of their own. Their topics range from the perceptual and social development of infants to autism and blindness; from mechanisms of motor control to dance and non-verbal communication. The combined contributions of these leading individuals creates an unusual synthesis of perceptual, social and developmental theory.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Psychology Social, group or collective psychology

• Full title: Perceived Self
• Subtitle: Ecological and Interpersonal Sources of Self Knowledge
• Author: Ulric Neisser
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9780521030403
• ISBN: 0521030404
• ID: 04089815
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 516 g
• Dimensions: 155 × 231 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. November 2006

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