Vygotsky, who had turned to the philosopher Spinoza to develop a holistic approach to psychology, an approach that no longer dichotomized the body and mind, intellect and affect, or the individual and the social.
Foreword.- 1. Vygotsky, Spinoza, and Cultural Psychology of Education.- PART I: FOUNDATIONS.- Introduction.- Biology | Culture.- Communicating | Thinking.- Intrasubjectivity | Intersubjectivity.- Primacy of the Social and Sociogenetic Method.- Learning | Development.- PART II: CASE STUDIES.- Introduction.- The Social Nature of Reading.- Intention—A Product of Joint Social Work.- Culturing Conceptions.- Natural History of the Sign.- Genesis of the Zone of Proximal Development.- PART III: IMPLICATIONS.- Introduction.- The Thinking Body.- “The Way to Freedom” in/for Education.- Appendix.- Index.