Vygotsky

Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934) has long been recognised as pioneer in theories of cognitive development. Vygotsky Philosophy and Education presents a reassessment of Vygotsky’s work by arguing that his central ideas about the nature of rationality and knowledge were informed by the philosophic tradition of Spinoza and Hegel. In fact, Vygotsky scholar Jan Derry insists that it...