The Practical Essence of Man: The 'Activity Approach' in Late Soviet Philosophy

This book presents to Western readers, for the first time, a current in late Soviet philosophy known as the 'activity approach'. Though lesser known than its counterpart in cultural-historical psychology (the thinking of Vygotsky and Leontyev), the activity approach became an intellectual mode, leading to several different interpretations of human activity and challenging Marxist-Leninist orthodoxy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1608466981
• ISBN13: 9781608466986
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Haymarket Books
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 9.3"