“We are conscious of ourselves because we are conscious of others; and in an analogous manner, we are conscious of others because in our relationship to ourselves we are the same as others in their relationship to us. I am aware of myself only to the extent that I am as another for myself.” PhilosophyPsychologyDialecticsHistorical Materialism Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“The individual becomes for himself what he is in himself through what he manifests for others.” PhilosophyPsychologyDialecticsHistorical Materialism Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“The only 'good' learning is that which is in advance of development.” PhilosophyLiteratureDevelopmentEducational Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“Psychology teaches us at every step that though two types of activity can have the same external manifestation, whether in origin or essence, their nature may differ most profoundly.” MayTwoPhilosophyLiteratureStepsTeachPsychologyTypeActivityEssenceEducationalManifestationEvery Step Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“Childhood is a complex dialectical process characterized by periodicity, unevenness in the development of different functions, metamorphosis or qualitative transformation of one form into another, intertwining of external and internal factors, and adaptive processes which overcome impediments that the child encounters.” ChildrenDifferentPhilosophyFormLiteratureProcessChildhoodDevelopmentOvercomingFunctionTransformationComplexesEducationalFactorsEncountersInternalsMetamorphosisImpedimentsAdaptiveQualitativePeriodicity Author:Lev S. Vygotsky
“Learning is more than the acquisition of the ability to think; it is the acquisition of many specialized abilities for thinking about a variety of things.” ThinkingInspirationalPhilosophyLiteratureAbilityEducationEducationalVarietyAcquisition Author:Lev S. Vygotsky