Author Description

Writing A Book Requires, Or At Least Greatly Benefits From, Conversational Partners. For This Book, I Would Like To Thank Tamar Kushnir For Many (walking Through Duke Forest) Conversations About Key Issues In Cognitive-developmental Psychology. I Thank Dan Sperber And Pierre Jacob For Many (walking Through Luxembourg Gardens) Conversations About The Larger Philosophical Issues Involved. And I Thank Claudia Roebers For An Enlightening Conversation About Metacognition (at A Lovely Café In Bern) At A Critical Early Juncture. For Commentary On The Manuscript Itself, I Thank Henrike Moll And Hannes Rakoczy For Helpful Feedback On Several Key Chapters And Jan Engelmann, Wouter Wolf, And An Anonymous Reviewer Invited By Oxford University Press For Helpful Feedback On The Manuscript As A Whole. Institutionally, I Thank Duke University For Financially Supporting A Sabbatical Year, And The Institut Jean Nicod In Paris For Providing A Rich Intellectual Environment For The Second Half Of That Year. And As Always, I Owe My Deepest Gratitude To My Wife, Rita Svetlova, For Her Insightful Thoughts And Critical Comments - As Well As For Her Support And Patience - Throughout-- Provided By Publisher.