The Collected Works of L.S. Vygotsky

by Vygotsky, L. S.; Rieber, Robert W.; Hall, Marie J.

• ISBN13: 9780306459139
• ISBN10: 0306459132
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists in the world during the 20th century. This volume, the last of six, examines Vygotsky's scientific archives and legacy.

Table of Contents

Tool and Sign in the Development of the child
The Problem of Practical Intellect in the Psychology of Animals and the Psychology of the Child	3	(24)
Experiments on the Practical Intellect of the Child	4	(8)
The Function of Speech in the Use of Tools. The Problem of Practical and Verbal Intellect	12	(2)
Speech and Practical Action in the Behavior of the Child	14	(3)
Development of Higher Forms of Practical Activity in the Child	17	(3)
The path of Development in Light of Facts	20	(2)
The Function of Socialized and Egocentric Speech	22	(1)
Change in the Function of Speech in Practical Activity	23	(4)
The Function of Signs in the Development of Higher Mental Processes	27	(12)
Development of Higher Forms of Perception	27	(3)
Division of the Primary Unity of the Sensory-Motor Function	30	(4)
Reconstruction of Memory and Attention	34	(1)
The Voluntary Structure of Higher Mental Functions	35	(4)
Sign Operations and Organization of Mental processes	39	(6)
The Problem of the Sign in the Formation of Higher Mental Functions	39	(2)
Social Genesis of Higher Mental Functions	41	(1)
Basic Rules of Development of Higher Mental Functions	41	(4)
Analysis of Sign Operations of the Child	45	(12)
The Structure of Sign Operations	45	(4)
Genetic Analysis of the Sign Operation	49	(3)
Further Development of Sign Operations	52	(5)
Methods of Studying Higher Mental Functions	57	(4)
Conclusion	61	(206)
The Problem of Functional Systems	61	(2)
The Use of Tools by Animal and Man	63	(2)
Word and Act	65	(6)
The Teaching about Emotions. Historical-Psychological Studies
Sections 1-20	71	(166)
On the Problem of the Psychology of the Actor's Creative Work	237	(8)
Epilogue	245	(22)
Notes to the Russian Edition	267	(102)
References	279	(4)
Works of L. S. Vygotsky	283	(22)
Works about L. S. Vygotsky	305	(22)
Author Index	327	(4)
Subject Index	331