Kwang-Su,
This may bounce from XMCA as I am sending from another account other than my
usual one (martin who-is-at mpce.mq.edu.au), so I am copying you direct. You might
consider copying this to XMCA if it doesn't appear.
'Praxis' is an ancient Greek word from the root 'prakt-' to do or make. It
is a verbal noun and corresponds roughly to the English 'doing'. If you want
all the details, look at
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/lexindex?lookup=pra%3Dcis&author=*2.0&l
ang=Greek&corpus=2.0
As I understand, it is a synonym of 'activity'.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kwang-Su Cho <ksthink who-is-at psylab.yonsei.ac.kr>
To: XMCA <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Tuesday, 4 May 1999 19:06
Subject: What is praxis?
>
>Dear XMCA members
>
>While I was reading a chapter on activity theory and CSCW(computer
>mediated collaborate work), I found a word, praxis. The problem is that
>I don't know the meaning. A English dictionary says Praxis is practice.
>However, it's not enough for me to understand the word.
>what is the concept of praxis? is it different from activity?
>
>>From Kwang-Su
>