From Chapter 2:
"Third, activity must be analyzable as a contextual or ecological
phenomenon. The models will have to concentrate on systemic relations
between the individual and the outside world.
Fourth, specifically human activity must be analyzable as culturally
mediated phenomenon. No dyadic organism-environment models will
suffice. This requirement stems already from Hegel's insistence on
the culturally mediated, triadic or triangular structure of human
activity."
If culture is part of the environment, other than narrowing one's
focus, what's the difference between culturally mediated phenomena
and environmentally mediated phenomena?
If one considers culture as part of the environment, is the main
difference between contradictions in activity theory and Piaget's
perturbations a matter of system levels (activity systems vs.
individual subjects)? Or are there other differences?
Charles Nelson
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