Body, Mind and Culture: The Dialogical Nature of Mediated Action
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Culture & Psychology
- Vol. 1 (1) , 103-114
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1354067x9511007
Abstract
Elaborating on Wertsch's central argument, our thesis is two-fold: (a) mediated action is dialogical; (b) dialogue as a basic feature of the human condition far exceeds the boundaries of verbal conversation. In discussing the difference between logical and dialogical relationships, Bakhtin's 'ventriloquation' is defined as a collective voice. Emphasis is given to the role of the body in pseudo-and pre-hnguistic dialogues. Finally, the central argument is rephrased in terms of Leontiev's three forms of history: evolutional, societal and individual.Keywords
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