Foreword / Εισαγωγή του αφιερώματος

Support from Greek researchers for a Science of Human Nature alive in relationships, from birth

Abstract

The invitation from Theano Kokkinaki for an introduction to a celebration of work in Greece on the developmental psychology of infants gives me great pleasure. I was asked to recall studies that have, since the 1970s, changed scientific appreciation of infants’ self-aware cleverness and their powers for sharing their interests playfully. I was also asked to respond to the articles for the Journal. All the contributors work together to keep alive this natural science view of what being human is like for us before we are able to talk about it.