From the moral as from the intellectual point of view, the child is born neither good nor bad but master of his destiny. Jean Piaget badbearchild Change image and share on social
Scientific knowledge is in perpetual evolution; it finds itself changed from one day to the next. Jean Piaget changedayevolution Change image and share on social
Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view of genetic epistemology, is to explain how the transition is made from a lower level of knowledge to a level that is judged to be higher. Jean Piaget epistemologyexplaingenetic share on social
Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions. Jean Piaget abstractionactionbase Change image and share on social
Everyone knows that at the age of 11-12, children have a marked impulse to form themselves into groups and that the respect paid to the rules and regulations of their play constitutes an important feature of this social life. Jean Piaget agechildconstitute share on social
During the first few months of an infant's life, its manner of taking the breast, of laying its head on the pillow, etc., becomes crystallized into imperative habits. This is why education must begin in the cradle. Jean Piaget beginbreastcradle share on social
Intelligence is what you use when you don't know what to do: when neither innateness nor learning has prepared you for the particular situation. Jean Piaget innatenessintelligencelearn Change image and share on social
Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a process. Jean Piaget instancemomentaryprocess Change image and share on social
It is with children that we have the best chance of studying the development of logical knowledge, mathematical knowledge, physical knowledge, and so forth. Jean Piaget chancechilddevelopment Change image and share on social
With regard to moral rules, the child submits more or less completely in intention to the rules laid down for him, but these, remaining, as it were, external to the subject's conscience, do not really transform his conduct. Jean Piaget childcompletelyconduct share on social
