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Vygotsky & the Concept of Consciousness

Vygotsky & the Concept of Consciousness. A talk by Andy Blunden 18 th February 2011. Vygotsky’s Immanent Critique of Reflexology. Reflexology. Subjective Psychology. Immanent critique. consciousness. behaviour. physiology. Immanent critique. Behaviourism.

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Vygotsky & the Concept of Consciousness

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  1. Vygotsky & the Concept of Consciousness A talk by Andy Blunden18th February 2011

  2. Vygotsky’s Immanent Critique of Reflexology Reflexology Subjective Psychology Immanent critique

  3. consciousness behaviour physiology Immanent critique

  4. Behaviourism Excludes any notion of consciousness Physiological Behaviourism Social Behaviourism

  5. Behaviourism • Aims to predict and control behaviour • Excludes evidence proffered by the Subject • Excludes any notion of consciousness • Takes human beings as uncultured brutes Physiological Behaviourism Social Behaviourism

  6. Behaviourism Physiological Behaviourism Social Behaviourism

  7. The Ontology of Consciousness “The question is whether in introspection phenomenon and being coincide” and quoting Lenin: “the only ‘property’ of matter connected with philosophical materialism is the property of being an objective reality, of existing outside of our consciousness ... the concept of matter means nothing other than objective reality, existing independently from human consciousness and reflected by it.” Vygotsky

  8. The Ontology of Consciousness “My relation to my environment is my consciousness.” Marx

  9. The Ontology of Consciousness “what for me is a mental, non-material, suprasensory act, is in itself a material, sensory act.” Feuerbach

  10. The Ontology of Consciousness

  11. Unit of Analysis Herder ↓ Goethe ↓ Hegel ↓ Marx

  12. Unit of Analysis “Pavlov perceived the general in the particular” “For the reflexologists, everything is a reflex”

  13. Urphänomen Romantic Science Gestalt

  14. Units, Elements, Microcosms, Attributes and Archetypes Unit vs. Element: Every unit exhibits all the properties of the whole Unit is always the unit of a Gestalt, and is itself a complete organism

  15. Units, Elements, Microcosms, Attributes and Archetypes Unit vs. Attribute: An attribute is just a contingent property, not the subject itself x & y x y

  16. Units, Elements, Microcosms, Attributes and Archetypes Archetype vs. Microcosm: Microcosm is the most developed unit; Archetype is the simplest unit.

  17. Unit of Analysis Word meaning (unit for verbal thinking) Joint artefact-mediated action (unit for the intellect) Perezhivanie = Lived experience or adventure (unit for development of personality)

  18. Thinking and Speech Thinking which is beyond words “True” Concepts Inner Speech Development of Intellect (Concepts) “Thinking aloud” Development of Speech Pseudo- and Potential Concepts Communicative Speech speech concepts Pre-Intellectual Speech and Pre-verbal Intelligence

  19. Any Questions?

  20. In Conclusion http://lchc.ucsd.edu/mca/Paper/Genealogy-CHAT.htm

  21. Available for consultation:2:30pm – 5pm Tuesday 15th February1:30pm – 4pm Wednesday 16th February2:30pm – 5pm Friday 18th February1:30pm – 4pm Monday 21st February2:30pm – 5pm Tuesday 22nd February2:30pm – 5pm Wednesday 23rd February12:30pm – 5pm Friday 25th FebruaryPlease book a time with Carol on 082 562 1050

  22. Program of Talks Tuesday 15th Staff Lounge 12:30pm The Mind from Descartes to HegelW’sday 16th Senate Room 4:30pm Marx & Modernity: Mind, Culture & ActivityFriday 18th Staff Lounge 12:30pm Vygotsky & Concept of ConsciousnessMonday 21st Senate Room 4:30pm Is Science a Humanity?Tuesday 22nd Staff Lounge 12:30pm Units & Motives in Activity TheoryW’nsday 23rd Staff Lounge 12:30pm Projects & the Problem of ContextMonday 28th Staff Lounge 12:30pm Vygotsky’s Theory of Child Development

  23. Andy Blunden’s Home Page http://home.mira.net/~andy Genealogy of CHAT: http://lchc.ucsd.edu/mca/Paper/Genealogy-CHAT.htm History of Philosophy on M.I.A.: http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/

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