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.
1 Introduction.- 2 The historical and scientific background to the genesis of cultural-historical theory.- 3 A preliminary sketch of Vygotsky's theory.- 4 Exploring the philosophical underpinnings of cultural historical theory.- 5 The prehistory of cultural-historical theory.- 6 The primary appearance of cultural historical psychology.- 7 The formation of cultural-historical theory.- 8 Creativity in science in the case of Vygotsky.
Manolis Dafermos is an associate professor in the epistemology of psychology at the Department of Psychology at the University of Crete. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the Lomonosov Moscow State University. His interests include cultural historical psychology, critical psychology, the history of psychology, and methodological and epistemological issues in the social sciences.
He has authored and co-authored papers in these areas for Theory & Psychology; the European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counseling; Information, Communication & Society; Social and Personality Psychology Compass; Learning, Culture and Social Interaction; Encyclopedia of Critical Psychology; Journal of Community & Applied Socialcc
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