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Jean Piaget was a popular Swiss philosopher and developmental psychologist famous for his epistemological studies with children. Jean Piaget was born in in Switzerland. He was the eldest son of Arthur Piaget, a professor of medieval literature at University of Neuchatel. At an early stage, he developed a great interest in biology and the natural world.

His interest in zoology earned him a reputation among the people in the field, especially after he published several articles by the age of Jean studied at University of Neuchatel. During his time in school, he published two philosophical papers that showed the direction of his thinking at the time.

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However, this was later dismissed as adolescent thought. After his graduation, Jean moved from Switzerland to France where he became a teacher. While working, he never focused on the wrong answers given by the children, but rather noticed that the young children consistently made certain mistakes that older children and adults did not. In , he returned to Switzerland.

Jean Piaget wrote a book called Genetic Epistemology. Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that deals with nature, origin, extent and limits of human knowledge. In this book, he was interested in the nature of thought, how it develops, and understanding how genetics impacts the process. He studied intellectual development of his three kids and came up with his own theory.

This theory described the stages that children go through in development of intelligence and formal thought processes. Jean wanted to change the way research methods were conducted.