An interdisciplinary theory of activity / by Andy Blunden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blunden, Andy.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 22.

Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Psychology--History.

Psychology.

Vygotskiĭ, L. S. (Lev Semenovich), 1896-1934.

Vygotskiĭ, L. S.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Andy Blunden presents an immanent critique of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the current of psychology originating from Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Tracing the roots of this theory from Goethe, Hegel and Marx, the author draws out the principles with which Vygotsky developed a theory of the mind in which the individual and their social situation form a single Gestalt, transcending the problems of mind-body dualism. Blunden follows the efforts of later members of the School to resolve outstanding problems in Vygotsky’s work. This includes a critical appropriation of Leontyev’s Activity Theory and Michael Cole’s cross-cultural research on the role of context in learning. The outcome is a concept of activity which transcends the division between individual and social domains in human sciences.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Blunden

Chapter One. Introduction / A. Blunden

Chapter Two. Soviet Cultural Psychology (1924–) / A. Blunden

Chapter Three. Goethe’s Romantic Science / A. Blunden

Chapter Four. The Young Hegel And What Drove Him / A. Blunden

Chapter Five. The Phenomenology And ‘Formations Of Consciousness’ / A. Blunden

Chapter Six. The Subject Matter Of The Logic / A. Blunden

Chapter Seven. Being, Essence and The Notion / A. Blunden

Chapter Eight. Subjectivity And Culture / A. Blunden

Chapter Nine. Hegel’s Psychology And Spirit / A. Blunden

Chapter Ten. Marx’s Critique Of Hegel / A. Blunden

Chapter Eleven. Marx And The Foundations Of Activity Theory / A. Blunden

Chapter Twelve. Marx’s Critique Of Political Economy / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirteen. Conclusions From This Historical Excursus / A. Blunden

Chapter Fourteen. Vygotsky’s Critique Of Behaviorism / A. Blunden

Chapter Fifteen. Vygotsky And Luria On Romantic Science / A. Blunden

Chapter Sixteen. Vygotsky On Units And Microcosms / A. Blunden

Chapter Seventeen. Vygotsky On Gestalt And Bildung / A. Blunden

Chapter Eighteen. The Significance Of Vygotsky’s Legacy / A. Blunden

Chapter Nineteen. Activity / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty. Activity As The Substance Of A Science / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-One. Criticisms Of Vygotsky’s Concept Of Activity / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Two. Leontyev’s Anatomy Of Activity / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Three. Leontyev’s Activity Theory And Marx’s Political Economy / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Four. Groups As A Model Of Sociality / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Five. Yrjö Engeström’s Model / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Six. Michael Cole And Cross-Cultural Psychology / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Seven. The Results Of This Immanent Critique / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Eight. Collaborative Projects / A. Blunden

Chapter Twenty-Nine. Ethics And Collaboration / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty. Marx’s Critique Of Political Economy And Activity Theory / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty-One. Towards A Taxonomy Of Activity / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty-Two. Collaborative Projects And Identity / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty-Three. Collaborative Projects And Agency / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty-Four. Emancipatory Science / A. Blunden

Chapter Thirty-Five. Conclusion / A. Blunden

Acknowledgements / A. Blunden

References / A. Blunden

Index / A. Blunden.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-337) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78695-4

9786612786952

90-04-18649-2

OCLC:

667284535

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004184060.i-344 DOI