The Heart of the Matter
Ilyenkov, Vygotsky and the Courage of Thought
Published on 13. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
402 pages
979-8-88890-216-5 (ISBN)
Description
A groundbreaking examination of the life and work of two of the Soviet psychology's most important thinkers.
The Heart of the Matter explores the legacies of Ilyenkov and Vygotsky, two Russian theorists who marshaled their passion for truth, enlightenment and independent thought to understand the human mind, not for the sake of knowledge alone, but to help create the conditions in which human flourishing can become a reality for all. Bakhurst renders their theories intelligible against the dramatic social and historical background in which they lived and worked, bringing their ideas into dialogue with themes and thinkers in Western philosophy to reveal how they illuminate philosophical issues of enduring significance.
The Heart of the Matter explores the legacies of Ilyenkov and Vygotsky, two Russian theorists who marshaled their passion for truth, enlightenment and independent thought to understand the human mind, not for the sake of knowledge alone, but to help create the conditions in which human flourishing can become a reality for all. Bakhurst renders their theories intelligible against the dramatic social and historical background in which they lived and worked, bringing their ideas into dialogue with themes and thinkers in Western philosophy to reveal how they illuminate philosophical issues of enduring significance.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
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Paperback (trade)
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Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88890-216-5 (9798888902165)
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David Bakhurst is George Whalley Distinguished University Professor at Queen's University, Canada. His writings include Consciousness and Revolution in Soviet Philosophy and The Formation of Reason. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Content
Preface
Part 1 Beginnings
1 The Riddle of the Self Revisited
2 Social Being and the Human Essence: A Dialogue with F.T. Mikhailov, V.S. Bibler, V.A. Lektorsky, and V.V. Davydov
3 Social Memory in Soviet Thought
4 The Meshcheryakov Experiment: Soviet Work on the Education of Blind-Deaf Children
Part 2 Ilyenkov
5 Punks versus Zombies: Evald Ilyenkov and the Battle for Soviet Philosophy
6 Meaning, Normativity, and the Life of the Mind
7 Ilyenkov, Education, and Philosophy
8 Ilyenkov on Aesthetics: Realism, Imagination, and the End of Art
9 Ilyenkov's Hegel
Part 3 Vygotsky
10 Vygotsky's Demons
11 On the Concept of Mediation
12 Vygotsky's Concept of Perezhivanie: Its Philosophical and Educational Significance
Part 4 Contemporary Applications
13 Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology
14 Minds, Brains, and Education
15 Reflections on Activity Theory
16 Activity and the Search for True Materialism
17 Activity, Action, and Self-Consciousness
18 Freedom and Second Nature in The Formation of Reason
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Bibliography
Index
Part 1 Beginnings
1 The Riddle of the Self Revisited
2 Social Being and the Human Essence: A Dialogue with F.T. Mikhailov, V.S. Bibler, V.A. Lektorsky, and V.V. Davydov
3 Social Memory in Soviet Thought
4 The Meshcheryakov Experiment: Soviet Work on the Education of Blind-Deaf Children
Part 2 Ilyenkov
5 Punks versus Zombies: Evald Ilyenkov and the Battle for Soviet Philosophy
6 Meaning, Normativity, and the Life of the Mind
7 Ilyenkov, Education, and Philosophy
8 Ilyenkov on Aesthetics: Realism, Imagination, and the End of Art
9 Ilyenkov's Hegel
Part 3 Vygotsky
10 Vygotsky's Demons
11 On the Concept of Mediation
12 Vygotsky's Concept of Perezhivanie: Its Philosophical and Educational Significance
Part 4 Contemporary Applications
13 Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology
14 Minds, Brains, and Education
15 Reflections on Activity Theory
16 Activity and the Search for True Materialism
17 Activity, Action, and Self-Consciousness
18 Freedom and Second Nature in The Formation of Reason
Permissions
Bibliography
Index