Re: [xmca] PoTAYto and PoTAHto

Andy,
here what Vygotsky (1989, 58) writes about the role of the other:

Consider: a letter is to oneself in time and to another; to read
one's own jottings, to write for oneself, means to relate to oneself
as to another, etc. This is a general law for all higher psychological
functions.

So the other is a requirement in the general laws for all higher
psychological functions.

Cheers,

Michael

On 14-Oct-08, at 7:37 AM, Andy Blunden wrote:

I just want to know who this fellow Other is. He seems to be a
powerful character.
andy

ERIC.RAMBERG@spps.org wrote:
> Sounds very much like the Tao, Michael.
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> Roth To: Steve Gabosch
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> AM
> Please
> respond
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> "eXtended
> Mind,
> Culture,
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> Activity"
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> Steve,
> it is not just that we strive but that we are part of worldly and
> world-generating events that we have no control over; but this is
> only the effect of the radical passivity that characterizes our
> experience----even if David does not want to admit to it. In the very
> process of writing these words, I am absolutely active writing the
> sentence to become what it will be and absolutely passive with
> respect to the language I realize in writing, for it is a language
> that has come to me from the other, which I use for the other, and
> which therefore returns to the other (pace Derrida). With respect to
> the functioning of the language, the meaning that straddles the
> writer of these lines with the Other more generally, and many other
> things are totally out of my control while they are within. We cannot
> think agency, the fact of writing, without also attending to the
> radically passive elements that come with language, with
> understanding, etc.
> "I . . . I . . . I" there is an ideology that I can do all, that if I
> want I can lift the earth, become a creator of myself . . .. It is an
> ideology (in the positive sense of the word) that is especially
> characteristic of the US (where any hint of assisting the collective
> is stamped and branded as "socialism")
> Michael
> On 14-Oct-08, at 6:13 AM, Steve Gabosch wrote:
> The solution in my mind is that we need to strive to be collective in
> our approach - while individually we sway, in groups we stand a
> better chance against the winds and storms that buffet us in all
> directions. One of course needs to choose the right group that
> corresponds to their core sense of the world, and the right group for
> one's group to work within, perhaps ultimately entailing numerous
> nested groups, (not all of our choice) and then changing groups as
> needed (when possible), but even within such complex situations, we
> still need to rely on others to help us guide ourselves. This means
> needing to cultivate a strong sense of cooperation and teamwork that
> is mixed with straightforward (while hopefully tactful) criticism,
> with the goal of mutual growth and empowerment. (That sounds a bit
> starry-eyed, I admit, but what the hell - cynicism is too easy).
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