Imitation and Education provides an in-depth reassessment of learning by example that
places imitation in a larger social context. It is the first book to bring together ancient
educational thought and startling breakthroughs in the fields of cognitive science,
psychology, and philosophy to reconsider how we learn from the lives of others. Bryan R.
Warnick addresses how we become exemplars, analyzes how exemplars inspire imitation,
and assesses the meaning and value of imitation in education and society, including how …

When I reflect on reading Bryan Warnick's Imitation and Education, I am appreciative that I
was given the opportunity not only to read it but also to think about its issues as thoroughly
as I have in the process of writing this essay. I share Warnick's surprise that, prior to his
book, no one had attempted to explore the relationship between imitation and education in a
philosophically meaningful manner. Before reading his book, I did not realize that imitation
was such a philosophically rich topic, especially once you consider its educational …