Vygotsky’s Notebooks: A Selection

✍ Scribed by Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 533
• Series: Perspectives in Cultural-Historical Research 2
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book consists of previously unpublished manuscripts by Vygotsky found in the first systematic study of Vygotsky’s family archive. The notebooks and scientific diaries gathered in this volume represent all periods of Vygotsky’s scientific life, beginning with the earliest manuscript, entitled The tragicomedy of strivings (1912), and ending with his last note, entitled Pro domo sua (1934), written shortly before his death. The notes reveal unknown aspects of the eminent psychologist’s personality, show his aspirations and interests, and allow us to gain insights into the development of his thinking and its internal dynamics. Several texts reflect the plans that Vygotsky was unable to realize during his lifetime, such as the creation of a theory of emotions and a theory of consciousness, others reveal Vygotsky’s involvement in activities that were previously unknown, and still others provide outlines of papers and lectures. The notes are presented in chronological order, preceded by brief introductions and accompanied by an extensive set of notes. The result is a book that allows us to obtain a much deeper understanding of Vygotsky’s innovative ideas.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii
A Tragicomedy of Strivings (Ekaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 1-9
Jewry and World History (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 11-19
The Book of Fragments (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 21-40
The Jewish Question (Ekaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 41-49
Genres of Writing (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 51-55
The Trip to London (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 57-70
From the Zakharino Hospital (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 71-106
Toward Cultural–Historical Theory (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 107-114
The Instrumental Method (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 115-128
Concepts and the Systemic Approach (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 129-154
The Anomalous Development of the Child (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 155-175
From the EDI Clinic (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 177-207
Spinoza and the Problem of Higher Emotions (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 209-236
Observing Asya (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 237-241
The Study of Consciousness (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 243-250
From Sign to Meaning and Sense (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 251-270
The Problem of Consciousness (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 271-290
The Semic Method (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 291-309
The Result of Many Years of Work (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 311-318
Disintegration and Schizophrenia (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 319-352
Thinking and Speech (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 353-366
Psychology as a Science (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 367-382
Dubious Moves (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 383-389
The Conference of October 27–29, 1933 (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 391-401
The Semantic Field: Sparring with Lewin (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 403-417
Neuropsychology (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 419-436
Difficult Children (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 437-458
The Playing Child (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 459-482
The Rest is Silence (Еkaterina Zavershneva, René van der Veer)....Pages 483-501
Back Matter ....Pages 503-523

✦ Subjects

Educational Psychology