The Concept of Culture in Vygotsky's Thinking

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ID2390615
AutoresR Van Der Veer (0000-0002-6688-9610, Leiden University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1996
Volumen2
Número3
Páginas247-263
Fecha de publicación1996-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture & Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1354-067X • E-ISSN: 1461-7056
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354067x9600200302
OpenAlexW2146374439
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas10

It is shown that Vygotsky's concept of culture was codetermined by two fundamental traditions in the human sciences. The first tradition was initiated by Humboldt and exerted a powerful influence on Vygotsky's thinking through the works of Potebnya and Shpet. Vygotsky's thinking about linguistic mediation was to a large extent determined by this tradition. The second tradition was that of Marxism and progressive thought and influenced Vygotsky's thinking about such notions as tool-use and social and cultural progress. The way in which Vygotsky combined these different perspectives in his concept of culture is described. It is suggested that this concept of culture was powerful but also limited and biased

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