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Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 19
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A Re-Examination of Defining Moments in Vygotsky's Work and Their Implications for His Continuing Legacy
Gonzalez Rey, Fernando
Mind, Culture, and Activity, v18 n3 p257-275 2011
This article argues for the idea of different moments in Vygotsky's work while highlighting combinations of ideas and concepts that were particularly emphasized in distinct moments of his work. After Vygotsky's death, these moments were not considered a theoretical system in development, either in former Soviet psychology or in Western interpretations of his work. Vygotsky's legacy seems to have been mostly reduced to one concrete focus of his work, mistakenly identified as cultural-historical theory. The overemphasis of selected aspects of Vygotsky's work resulted in an overshadowing of other ideas that have remained relatively "unknown" until fairly recently. In this article, previously underemphasized elements in Vygotsky's psychology, such as emotions, fantasy, imagination, personality, and the generative character of human psyche, are emphasized. A consideration of these elements offers new and refreshing alternatives to Vygotsky's legacy. These previously underemphasized elements are markedly represented in Vygotsky's first and third moments. Furthermore, in the third and final moment of his work, the category of sense opened up a completely new perspective for a systemic and complex approach to understanding the human mind. (Contains 5 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Reputation, Productivity, Social Psychology, Fantasy, Theory of Mind, Psychological Patterns, Imagination, Personality
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