Open AccessAcquisitive Desire in Early Childhood: Rethinking Rivalry in the Playroom
Author(s) -
Suzanne L Ross
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
xiphias gladius
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2603-6088
DOI - 10.32466/eufv-xg.2021.4.668.1-11
Subject(s) - rivalry , phenomenon , obstacle , psychology , binocular rivalry , object (grammar) , cognitive psychology , aesthetics , social psychology , epistemology , computer science , philosophy , law , neuroscience , artificial intelligence , economics , visual perception , political science , perception , macroeconomics
What if we could observe the normal operation of mimetic desire in a rivalry-free environment? What would object relationships look like? Would acquisitive desire make an appearance without the encouragement of the model-obstacle dynamic? Montessori’s teacher training method offers a rigorous approach to removing rivalry from the student-teacher relationship. It is designed and functions to prevent the model-obstacle phenomenon from occurring. Therefore it provides us with a laboratory for observing mimetic desire in as close to a pre-lapsarian state as we can approximate this side of the gates of Eden.