Rethinking Cultural-Historical Theory (Hardcover)

Manolis Dafermos

ISBN 10: 9811301905 / ISBN 13: 9789811301902

Published by Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore, 2018

Hardcover. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9789811301902

Synopsis:

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.

About the Author:

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 Social Psychology; Cultural-Historical Psychology Journal; Dialogic Pedagogy: An International Online Journal; Forum Kritische Psychologie; Oxford Handbook of Exercise Psychology; and the Handbook of Critical Psychology among others.

He is a member of the Editorial Board of the journals Cultural-Historical Psychology; Outlines: Critical Practice Studies;  Human Arenas; Dialogic Pedagogy: An International Online Journal;  and Teoría y Crítica de la Psicología.  He has been a guest editor of two special issues of the journal Annual Review of Critical Psychology.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rethinking Cultural-Historical Theory (...
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore, Singapore
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new