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Rethinking Cultural-Historical Theory

A Dialectical Perspective to Vygotsky

  • Manolis Dafermos
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Part of the Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research book series (PCHR, volume 4)

Table of contents

  1. Front Matter
    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 1-12
  3. The Historical and Scientific Background to the Genesis of Cultural-Historical Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 13-52
  4. A Preliminary Sketch of Vygotsky’s Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 53-66
  5. Exploring the Philosophical Underpinnings of Cultural-Historical Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 67-89
  6. The Prehistory of Cultural-Historical Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 91-125
  7. The Primary Appearance of Cultural-Historical Psychology
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 127-156
  8. The Formation of Cultural-Historical Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 157-213
  9. Developing Creativity in Science: The Case of Vygotsky
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 215-242
  10. Developing a Dialectical Perspective on Vygotsky’s Theory
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 243-289
  11. Epilogue: The Relevance of Vygotsky’s Legacy
    Manolis Dafermos
    Pages 291-299
  12. Back Matter
    Pages 301-309
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About this book

Introduction

This book is an exploration of science in the making. It offers readers the opportunity to critically reflect on the process of development of Vygotsky's research program from the perspective of dialectics, focusing on the dramatic process of building and rebuilding cultural historical theory. Vygotsky's creative and dramatic journey is no less important than the concrete results of his research. An epistemological and historical investigation of the formulation of cultural historical theory sheds light on the process of knowledge production and reveals hidden dimensions of creativity in science.

Keywords

LS Vygotsky Development of psychology cultural historical theory Vygotskian textology Dialectics Consciousness in childhood Consciousness in psychology Perezhivanie

Authors and affiliations

  • Manolis Dafermos
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of PsychologyUniversity of CreteRethymnonGreece

Bibliographic information

  • DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0191-9
  • Copyright Information Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
  • Publisher Name Springer, Singapore
  • eBook Packages Education
  • Print ISBN 978-981-13-0190-2
  • Online ISBN 978-981-13-0191-9
  • Series Print ISSN 2520-1530
  • Series Online ISSN 2520-1549
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