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This book brings together current research in philosophy, cognitive science, and education to uncover and criticize the traditional assumptions of how and why we should learn through imitation.

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Author:   Bryan R. Warnick
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.254kg
ISBN:  

9780791474280

ISBN 10:   0791474283
Pages:   178
Publication Date:   08 January 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 1. The Problems of Imitation and Human Exemplarity Introduction The Mysteries of Learning by Example: An Outline 2. The Historical Tradition of Human Exemplarity Imitative Models of Human Exemplarity: The Standard Model Enlightenment Criticism and Nonimitative Exemplars The Historical Tradition: An Initial Assessment 3. How Do People Become Examples? The Nature of Examples How Does Something Become an Example? Educational Implications Conclusion 4. How Do Examples Bring Out Imitation? The Link between Action and Perception The Sense of Self and the Imitative Sorting Mechanism The Narrative-Self Theory of Imitation The Social Nature of Narrative and Imitation Educational Implications Conclusion 5. The Social Meanings of Imitation The Meanings of Following an Example Imitation and Community Identity Imitation, Initiation, and Education Factors Influencing Imitative Meaning Imitation and Communities of Learning Conclusion 6. Imitation, Exemplarity, and Moral Reason The Practical Objection to Imitating Examples A Social Response to the Practical Objection The Theoretical Objection to Imitating Examples A Social Response to the Theoretical Objection Conclusion 7. How Can We Evaluate Human Exemplars? Ancient Skepticism, Exemplarity, and Criticality The Turn to Practices and Exemplar Rotation A Critical Education and Exemplarity: A Conclusion 8. A Social Analysis of Exemplarity and Imitation Notes References Index

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...[Warnick's] investigation of imitation is quite meticulous. - Journal of Aesthetic Education Warnick moves methodically through his argument, employing well-chosen examples throughout, and positions himself time and again to ask telling questions about both theoretical and practical consequences of exemplarity for education. - David T. Hansen, editor of John Dewey and Our Educational Prospect: A Critical Engagement with Dewey's Democracy and Education In an age of often simpleminded character education programs that urge role modeling, there is a real need for a book like this one, which both affirms the value of role modeling and also develops a critical version of imitation. - Kathleen Knight Abowitz, author of Making Meaning of Community in an American High School: A Feminist-Pragmatist Critique of the Liberal-Communitarian Debates

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Bryan R. Warnick is Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Ohio State University.

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