Preface Acknowledgments One The Proper Study of Man Two Folk Psychology as an Instrument of Culture Three Entry into Meaning Four Autobiography and Self Notes Subject Index Name Index
Jerome Bruner was University Professor at New York University.
The failure of the cognitive revolution to unravel the mysteries of
the workings of the human mind as the creator of meanings is the
starting point for Jerome Bruner’s Acts of Meaning. He argues that
psychology should return to human concerns, especially the role of
culture in shaping our thoughts and the language we use to express
them… [He] seems to have read and assimilated everyone else’s ideas
on the topics he discusses. He can—and does—allude to them in
context, so that we are constantly rubbing elbows with the giants
on whose shoulders he stands. Erudite and recondite, the text
glistens with Bruner’s bold style.
*New York Times Book Review*
Bruner again demonstrates his impressive range of interest as he
proposes nothing less than to set the essential agenda for
psychology today… Bruner aims his manifesto not at the
behaviorists—he considers that struggle long since won—but at those
members of his own cognitive party who have sold their souls to the
computer… [He] describes how psychology can rededicate itself to
the study of meaning and its formation. Having spent an illustrious
career ascending the mountain, he now takes an elder statesman’s
panoramic view… Those interested in the current debates in
psychology will find [this] book provocative and stimulating.
*Washington Times*
An engaging, provocative, and knowing book.
*Contemporary Psychology*
Acts of Meaning, written by one of the most distinguished thinkers
in human development, is an insightful summary of the past trends
in the field, and is, perhaps, a prophetic glimpse into the future.
Bruner’s breadth of knowledge makes for thought-provoking and
enjoyable reading for anyone interested in human culture.
*Harvard Educational Review*
[An] extended, contemplative essay on the role played by narrative
in the construal of meaning. In [this] work, Bruner elaborates on
the failure of cognitive science in abandoning ‘meaning-making’ for
‘information processing,’ and its attendant concentration on
computational logic… Bruner, as one of the most influential
psychologists of this century, makes an important statement well
worth reading.
*Choice*
The failure of the cognitive revolution to unravel the mysteries of
the workings of the human mind as the creator of meanings is the
starting point for Jerome Bruner's Acts of Meaning. He
argues that psychology should return to human concerns, especially
the role of culture in shaping our thoughts and the language we use
to express them... [He] seems to have read and assimilated everyone
else's ideas on the topics he discusses. He can-and does-allude to
them in context, so that we are constantly rubbing elbows with the
giants on whose shoulders he stands. Erudite and recondite, the
text glistens with Bruner's bold style. -- Dava Sobel * New York
Times Book Review *
Bruner again demonstrates his impressive range of interest as he
proposes nothing less than to set the essential agenda for
psychology today... Bruner aims his manifesto not at the
behaviorists-he considers that struggle long since won-but at those
members of his own cognitive party who have sold their souls to the
computer... [He] describes how psychology can rededicate itself to
the study of meaning and its formation. Having spent an illustrious
career ascending the mountain, he now takes an elder statesman's
panoramic view... Those interested in the current debates in
psychology will find [this] book provocative and stimulating. --
Paul Buttenwieser * Washington Times *
An engaging, provocative, and knowing book. -- William Kessen *
Contemporary Psychology *
Acts of Meaning, written by one of the most distinguished
thinkers in human development, is an insightful summary of the past
trends in the field, and is, perhaps, a prophetic glimpse into the
future. Bruner's breadth of knowledge makes for thought-provoking
and enjoyable reading for anyone interested in human culture. *
Harvard Educational Review *
[An] extended, contemplative essay on the role played by narrative
in the construal of meaning. In [this] work, Bruner elaborates on
the failure of cognitive science in abandoning 'meaning-making' for
'information processing,' and its attendant concentration on
computational logic... Bruner, as one of the most influential
psychologists of this century, makes an important statement well
worth reading. * Choice *
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