Re: [xmca] Concepts, word and meaning

From: Peter Smagorinsky (smago@uga.edu)
Date: Fri Jan 27 2006 - 08:36:29 PST


I imagine that a concept can serve the purpose of a "tool," which Mike
treats as an artifact (we may already have 3 terms in play that have
contested definitions--concept, tool, artifact). But I think it depends on
how a person uses it. p
At 10:04 AM 1/27/2006 -0600, you wrote:

>Peter;
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>Nice overview, it succinctly summarizes the view Vygotsky held pertaining
>to the interplay between a person's everyday experiences and the formal
>register expected in the specific training grounds where rigid expectations
>are reinforced.
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>Would researchers in the CHAT tradition feel comfortable equating
>Vygotsky's concept with artifact? Does artifact have a formal overtone or
>do artifacts have a more all encompassing character that transfers to
>everyday experiences?
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>eric
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> Peter
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>Shirley, I try to sort out V's ideas about concepts in the attached paper
>(mostly at the beginning, if the rest doesn't interest you). best,Peter
>At 11:21 AM 1/26/2006 +0000, you wrote:
> >A cat among the pigeons?.......
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> >There has been discussion about word and meaning and sense. How does this
> >fit in with 'concept'?
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> >I am struggling with trying to define what is meant by 'concept',
> >particularly in the Vygotskian sense. I know about the types of concept,
> >and about development, how they are learnt, etc but what do colleagues
> >think is meant by the term.
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> >Shirley
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