Re: What is praxis?

nate (schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu)
Tue, 4 May 1999 07:01:04 -0500

Two sites that I find useful in reference to "praxis" is the CHAT site and
Newman and Holzman's chapter from Vygotsky: Revolutionary Scientist which
both in different ways attempt to question the historic division of theory
and practice. Praxis also seems be the basis for any "theory of action" in
which theory has to have an influence on practice itself.

http://www.helsinki.fi/~jengestr/activity/6a.htm

http://www.geocities.com/~nschmolze/revolution.html

Kwang-Su Cho <ksthink who-is-at psylab.yonsei.ac.kr>
To: XMCA <xmca who-is-at weber.ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 1999 3:36 AM
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
>