Doctor Paul Bloom
Lecture Abstract
Bodies and Souls
Evidence from developmental psychology suggests that both children and adults see physical entities such as objects (or bodies) as fundamentally distinct from psychological entities such as minds (or souls). We are natural-born dualists. This has profound implications for our mental life, and helps explain certain surprising facts about art, religion, humor, and morality.
Descartes' Baby: How the Science of Child Development Explains What Makes Us Human (2004, Basic Books, US)
Chapter 6: The Body and Soul Emotion.
Article for Language Acquisition conversation Tuesday, December 7th 8:30a.m.
Precis of How Children Learn the Meanings of Words
