An interdisciplinary theory of activity / / by Andy Blunden.

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...

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Superior document:Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 22
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Year of Publication:2010
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in critical social sciences ; v. 22.
Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of 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.