The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky - Scientific Legacy

Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists in the world during the 20th century. This volume, the last of six, examines Vygotsky's scientific archives and legacy.

List of contents

Tool and Sign in the Development of the Child.- 1: The Problem of Practical Intellect in the Psychology of Animals and the Psychology of the Child.- 2: The Function of Signs in the Development of Higher Mental Processes.- 3: Sign Operations and Organization of Mental Processes.- 4: Analysis of Sign Operations of the Child.- 5: Methods of Studying Higher Mental Functions.- Conclusion.- The leaching about Emotions. Historical-Psychological Studies.- Sections 1-20.- On the Problem of the Psychology of the Actor's Creative Work.- Epilogue.- Notes to the Russian Edition.- References.- Works of L. S. Vygotsky.- Works about L. S. Vygotsky.- Author Index.

Summary

Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists in the world during the 20th century. This volume, the last of six, examines Vygotsky's scientific archives and legacy.

Report

From a review of a previous volume:
"Although the writings in this volume were composed over 60 years ago [...] everything we teach today in this area is here[...] the reader can appreciate how valuable and how modern are the insights presented [...] worthwhile."
(Contemporary Psychology)

Product details

• Authors: Lev Semenovich Vygotskii, L S Vygotsky, L. S. Vygotsky, L.S. Vygotsky
• Assisted by: Marie J. Hall (Editor), Robert W Rieber (Editor), Robert W. Rieber (Editor), Rober W Rieber (Editor), Robert W Rieber (Editor), Marie J. Hall (Translation)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9780306459139
• ISBN: 978-0-306-45913-9
• No. of pages: 334
• Weight: 671 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 334 p.
• Series: Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics; Cognition and Language: A Series in Psycholinguistics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Psychology