The Practical Essence of Man : The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy.
Maidansky, Andrey.
The Practical Essence of Man : The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (210 pages) - Historical Materialism Book Series ; v.108 . - Historical Materialism Book Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction (Maidansky and Oittinen) -- Chapter 1. Activity and the Search for True Materialism (Bakhurst) -- Chapter 2. 'Praxis' as the Criterion of Truth? The Aporias of Soviet Marxism and the Activity Approach (Oittinen) -- Chapter 3. Reality as Activity: The Concept of Praxis in Soviet Philosophy (Maidansky) -- Chapter 4. The Category of Activity in Soviet Philosophy (Titarenko) -- Chapter 5. The Activity Approach and Metaphysics (Swiderski) -- Chapter 6. Abstract and Concrete Understanding of Activity: 'Activity' and 'Labour' in Soviet Philosophy (Mareev) -- Chapter 7. The Kiev Philosophical School in the Light of the Marxist Theory of Activity (Mareeva) -- Chapter 8. The Evolution of Batishchev's Views on the Nature of Objective Activity, and the Limits of the Activity Approach (Khamidov) -- Chapter 9. The Activity Approach in Soviet Philosophy and Contemporary Cognitive Studies (Lektorsky) -- Chapter 10. The Concept of the Scheme in the Activity Theories of Ilyenkov and Piaget (Määttänen) -- Chapter 11. The Ideal and the Dream-World: Evald Ilyenkov and Walter Benjamin on the Significance of Material Objects (Levant) -- Bibliography -- Index.
This edited collection of original research represents the first substantial English-language overview of the current in late Soviet philosophy known as the 'activity approach'.
9789004273146
Philosophy, Russian-20th century.
Act (Philosophy).
Electronic books.
B4231 .P733 2016
197
The Practical Essence of Man : The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (210 pages) - Historical Materialism Book Series ; v.108 . - Historical Materialism Book Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction (Maidansky and Oittinen) -- Chapter 1. Activity and the Search for True Materialism (Bakhurst) -- Chapter 2. 'Praxis' as the Criterion of Truth? The Aporias of Soviet Marxism and the Activity Approach (Oittinen) -- Chapter 3. Reality as Activity: The Concept of Praxis in Soviet Philosophy (Maidansky) -- Chapter 4. The Category of Activity in Soviet Philosophy (Titarenko) -- Chapter 5. The Activity Approach and Metaphysics (Swiderski) -- Chapter 6. Abstract and Concrete Understanding of Activity: 'Activity' and 'Labour' in Soviet Philosophy (Mareev) -- Chapter 7. The Kiev Philosophical School in the Light of the Marxist Theory of Activity (Mareeva) -- Chapter 8. The Evolution of Batishchev's Views on the Nature of Objective Activity, and the Limits of the Activity Approach (Khamidov) -- Chapter 9. The Activity Approach in Soviet Philosophy and Contemporary Cognitive Studies (Lektorsky) -- Chapter 10. The Concept of the Scheme in the Activity Theories of Ilyenkov and Piaget (Määttänen) -- Chapter 11. The Ideal and the Dream-World: Evald Ilyenkov and Walter Benjamin on the Significance of Material Objects (Levant) -- Bibliography -- Index.
This edited collection of original research represents the first substantial English-language overview of the current in late Soviet philosophy known as the 'activity approach'.
9789004273146
Philosophy, Russian-20th century.
Act (Philosophy).
Electronic books.
B4231 .P733 2016
197