Joseph Chilton Pearce
Joseph Chilton Pearce (born January 14, 1926, Pineville, Kentucky, US)[1] is an American author of a number of books on child development. He prefers the name "Joe".[2]
He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He graduated with a BA from College of William and Mary, received a Master of Arts degree from Indiana University, and did post-graduate studies at Geneva Theological College.[1]
He presents the idea of the heart - or compassionate mind - as a category of brain function equal in stature to the thalamus, prefrontal cortex and lower brain.[3] He believes that active, imaginative play is the most important of all childhood activities because it cultivates mastery of one's environment, which he terms "creative competence". Children denied that form of play develop feelings of isolation and anxiety.[4] He also believes that child-parent bonding is crucial, and sees modern clinical childbirth and lack of breast feeding as obstructions to that bonding.[5]
[edit] Bibliography
- The crack in the cosmic egg: challenging constructs of mind and reality (1973) and multiple later editions. ISBN 0-85629-040-8**
- Exploring the Crack in the Cosmic Egg - Split Minds and Meta-Realities" (1974) ISBN 0-671-83118-6
- Magical Child (1977) ISBN 0-52515-035-8
- The Bond of Power: Meditation and Wholeness (1982) ISBN 0-71009-278-4
- Magical Child Matures (1985) ISBN 0-52524-329-1
- Evolution's End: Claiming the Potential of Our Intelligence (1992) ISBN 0-06250-693-5
- The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: New Constructs of Mind and Reality (2002) ISBN 0-89281-994-4
- The Biology of Transcendence: A Blueprint of the Human Spirit (2002) ISBN 1-59477-016-6
- Spiritual Initiation and the Breakthrough of Consciousness: The Bond of Power (2003) ISBN 0-89281-995-2
- Death of Religion and the Rebirth of Spirit: A Return to the Intelligence of the Heart (2007) ISBN 1-59477-171-5
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Joseph Chilton Pearce , brief bio". Tanglewood II Symposium - Presenters and Panelists. Boston University College of Fine Arts. 2007. http://www.bu.edu/tanglewoodtwo/presenter/pearce/index.html. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Mercogliano, Chris and Debus, Kim, Interview. Journal Of Family Life magazine, Vol. 5 #1 1999
- ^ Peirsman (2006) p.14
- ^ Rosemond (2001) p.218
- ^ Mercogliano (2003) p.191
- Mercogliano, Chris (2003) Teaching the Restless: One School's Remarkable No-Ritalin Approach ISBN 0-80703-246-8
- Rosemond, John (2001) New Parent Power! ISBN 0-74071-415-5
- Peirsman, Etienne and Peirsman, Neeto (2006) Craniosacral Therapy for Babies and Small Children ISBN 1-55643-597-5
