Thanks for the Wallon information Nate. It seems as if he locates primacy in the social, which brings to mind an chapter by Wertsch and Penuel in the handbook of education and human development. W&P make the point that many "bogus" arguments arise when investigators do not make explicit where they have located primacy. Drawing from Lotman, they note that primacy might not be so dichotomized (Imagine us, who shun dichotomies for good reason, to fall prey to it in believing what is!) if it is thought as an analytic move rather than an ontological assertion.
W&P also do not make claims of Piaget denying social practice, but seem to find evidence of this recognition in some of his works. Piaget, like any others, I suppose, who learn from their work, was a moving target. It'll be useful to see what insights Wallon has to offer.
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