[Xmca-l] Re: Doubt: Translation - Dictionary of Psychology (Vygotsky and Varshava)

[Andy Blunden]

In the Special Issue of MCA on Perezhivanie, Nikolai Veresov 
cited this dictionary:

"In 1931 Vygotsky defined /perezhivanie/ as follows:

/"Perezhivanie/(переживание) is a common name for direct 
psychological experience[1] <#_ftn1>. From a subjective 
perspective, every psychological process is /perezhivanie/. 
In every /perezhivanie/ we distinguish:firstly, an act, and 
secondly, the content of /perezhivanie/. The first is an 
activity related to the appearance of certain 
/perezhivanie/; the second is the content, the composition 
of what is experienced (Varshava & Vygotsky 1931, p. 128).

"This umbrella definition is an “indefinite definition” 
(i.e., “every psychological process is /perezhivanie/”). 
However, this definition drew from a Psychological 
Dictionary and reflected the traditional classical meaning 
of the term /perezhivanie/ as it existed in psychology at 
that time, having originated from Dilthey, Dewey and James.

"...Varshava, B., Vygotsky, L. (1931). /Psihologicheskii 
slovar/ [Psychological dictionary]. Mocsow, Gosudarstvennoye 
Uchebno-pedagogicheskoye Izdatelstvo."


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*Andy Blunden*
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On 8/11/2019 1:57 am, Martin Packer wrote:
> Hi Gisele,
>
> This is fascinating! I had no idea that Vygotsky was 
> involved in the preparation of a dictionary.
>
> What sense do you have of its coverage and perspective?
>
> Martin
>
> /"I may say that whenever I meet Mrs. Seligman or Dr. 
> Lowie or discuss matters with Radcliffe-Brown or Kroeber, 
> I become at once aware that my partner does not understand 
> anything in the matter, and I end usually with the feeling 
> that this also applies to myself” (Malinowski, 1930)/
>
>
>
>> On Nov 5, 2019, at 12:51 PM, Gisele Toassa 
>> <giseletoassa@gmail.com <mailto:giseletoassa@gmail.com>> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> D <mailto:bruno.fiuza@springer.com>ear XMCA members, how 
>> are you?
>> I am professor of History of Psychology at Federal 
>> University of Goias, Brazil. I have been studying 
>> Vygotsky for two decades and my PhD subject was emotions 
>> and perezhivania in Vygotsky´s work (my profile: 
>> https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa).
>> I would like to ask your opinion in some crucial 
>> questions for us!
>> I and Dr. Priscila Nascimento Marques are willing 
>> to prepare a translation of Vygotsky & Varshava 
>> "Dictionary of Psychology" from Russian to Portuguese. In 
>> fact, she would translate, I should only help in the 
>> specialized contents.
>> To our view, it would be a great resource for scholars 
>> and professionals for its acessible and objective structure.
>> However, we have some questions: How much of this 
>> dictionary was composed by LSV or Varshava? Why was it 
>> never translated to other languages? Is it the only 
>> edition ever published? See below its sole edition that 
>> is in our possession.
>> We are aware of our responsability, once that a new 
>> translation tends to determine the future of our 
>> discipline, and we would like to know pros and cons of 
>> this decision.
>> Thanks a lot for whom may contribute to our decision...
>> Gisele
>>
>> Vigotski & Varshava (1931) - Psikhologuitchesk... 
>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxzaInGaT8VidTZNZU1adG5IRTQ/view?usp=drive_web>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Abraço/Best regards,
>> Gisele Toassa
>> ---
>> "Nada estimo mais, entre todas as coisas que não estão em 
>> meu poder, do que adquirir aliança de amizade com homens 
>> que amem sinceramente a verdade" (Espinosa)
>> ---
>> https://ufg.academia.edu/GiseleToassa.
>
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