| Abstract: | Gives a citation to Jean Piaget "for his revolutionary perspective on the nature of human knowledge and biological intelligence. Starting as a biologist interested in the history of scientific thinking, he has approached heretofore exclusive philosophical questions in a resolutely empirical fashion and created epistemology as a science, separate from philosophy, but interrelated with all human sciences. Almost as a by-product of this his chief work he has amassed during half a century ingenious observations and controlled data on human thinking which represent a unique and lasting monument in the psychological literature. Having been known and honored all over the world since his early writings, he becomes the first European to receive the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. Our organization thereby recognizes the seminal influence which this Swiss scientist exerts on all scholars concerned with human knowing and its development." The citation is followed by a biography of Piaget and a list of his scientific publications. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
