Dialectical historical materialism vygotsky biography
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Idealism, materialism, and Vygotsky’s cultural historical theory
Introduction
Vygotsky provided a unique perspective of understanding psychology through the culture and history of a people.
This approach to the methodology of psychology may be reasonably seen as Vygotskys attempt to put on a Marxist veneer on ideas related to more theologically based topics such as hermeneutics and idealism.
Dialectical historical materialism vygotsky biography
This conflict between Marxism and idealism reflects Vygotsky forming his perspectives through his life experience of moving from the society of Tsarist Russia and Vygotskys appreciation of Hegelian thought, towards the newly formed Soviet Union society based on Marxism.
Notably, the Russian revolution occurred during the period of Vygotskys work on his dissertation, which would be published thirty years after his death as Psychology of Art (Vygotsky, /). Furthermore, in Vygotskys works relating to his Cultural Historical Theory, he references his work on Psycholo