num_pages: 160
description: Is genius shaped by the imagination of childhood? Cobb's collection of autobiographies and biographies of creative people, as well as her observations of children's play, suggests just that. She sees the child to be innately connected with the natural world. Inner powers alone do not further the imagination. Her book remains an important philosophical meditation on the importance of children's deep experience of nature to their adult cognition and psychological well-being.
language: English
title: The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood
titlecomplete: The Ecology of Imagination in Childhood
genres: Philosophy, Psychology, Nonfiction, Parenting
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Spring Publications