[close] Alison Goodman's Eon/Two Pearls of Wisdom promotional tour of the US and UK

[close] Alison Gopnik—a leading psychologist and philosopher, as well as a mother—explains the groundbreaking new psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical understanding of very young children in her new book THE PHILOSOPHICAL BABY, available from Farrar, Straus and Giroux in August 2009. [close]

[close] An adopted English woman, Alison Larkin describes finding her birthparents in Tennessee, her comedy act, and her novel. Get more on Alison Larkin at SimonandSchuster.com [close]

[close] For most of us, having a baby is the most profound, intense, and fascinating experience of our lives. Now scientists and philosophers are starting to appreciate babies, too. The last decade has witnessed a revolution in our understanding of infants and young children. Scientists used to believe that babies were irrational, and that their thinking and experience were limited. Recently, they have discovered that babies learn more, create more, care more, and experience more than we could ever have imagined. And there is good reason to believe that babies are actually smarter, more thoughtful, and even more conscious than adults. This new science holds answers to some of the deepest and oldest questions about what it means to be human. A new baby’s captivated gaze at her mother’s face lays the foundations for love and morality. A toddler’s unstoppable explorations of his playpen hold the key to scientific discovery. A three-year-old’s wild make-believe explains how we can imagine the futur [close]