The Practical Essence Of Man: The 'activity Approach' In Late Soviet Philosophy: Historical Materialism Volume 108

Vesa Oittinen

ISBN 10: 1608466981 / ISBN 13: 9781608466986

Published by Haymarket Books, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Practical Essence Of Man: The 'activity Approach' In Late Soviet Philosophy: Historical Materialism Volume 108
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1608466981
• ISBN 13: 9781608466986
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

This book presents to Western readers, for the first time, a current in late Soviet philosophy known as the ‘activity approach’. Though lesser known than its counterpart in cultural-historical psychology (the thinking of Vygotsky and Leontyev), the activity approach became an intellectual mode, leading to several different interpretations of human activity and challenging Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy.

About the Author

Vesa Oittinen is Professor at the Aleksanteri Institute of the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on the history of modern philosophy, especially German, Scandinavian, and Russian philosophy.

Andrey Maidansky, Ph.D. (1993), Professor, Belgorod State University, Russia, published monographs and articles on Spinoza, Marx, and Soviet philosophy, and the anthology Spinoza: Pro et contra (St Petersburg: RHGA, 2012).