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Tracing the roots of this theory from Goethe,\u00a0 Hegel, and Marx,\u00a0 the author draws out the principles with which Vygotsky developed a theory of the mind that transcended the problems of the mind-body dualism.\u00a0 Blunden follows the efforts of later members of the <\/big><big>Vygotsky <\/big><big>School to resolve outstanding problems in Vygotsky&#8217;s work. This includes a critical appropriation of Leontyev&#8217;s Activity Theory. The outcome is a concept of activity that transcends the division between individual and social domains in human sciences.<\/big><\/p>\n<p>Sales of this volume by Erythros Press and Media, LLC benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/\">Marxists Internet Archive<\/a>.<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><big><b>About the author:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ethicalpolitics.org\/ablunden\/index.htm\">Andy Blunden<\/a> is a Melbourne, Australia-based writer, and a member of the Independent Social Research Network. Andy has been a Marxist since 1968 and began his study of Hegel in 1980, later becoming involved with Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. Andy initiated the annual Hegel Summer School in Melbourne and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marxists.org\/reference\/archive\/hegel\/index.htm\">Hegel-by-HyperText<\/a> web site in 1998. He retired from Melbourne University in 2002.<\/big><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this volume, Andy Blunden develops an original analysis of Cultural Historical Activity Theory, the psychology originating from Lev Vygotsky. 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