James Wertsch

Gebundenes Buch

Mind as Action

Beschreibung

Wertsch argues against reductionist accounts of human cognition and proposes a sociocultural perspective, which moves beyond the isolated individual. He suggests that "mediated action" and cultural tools shape cognitive processes and can explain how they are organized.

Autor

James V. Wertsch is Professor and Chair of the Department of Education at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780195117530
• ISBN-10: 0195117530
• Artikelnr.: 21435085