[xmca] A differnce that makes a difference

[Larry Purss <lpscholar2@gmail.com>]

Reflections on internalization and interiorization.

Gerard Duveen [see my previous post for article] in attempting to explain
Piaget wrote this paragraph.

"The clarification of the DOUBLE use of the French word 'interiorisation' in
Piaget by Furth [1996] as INTERNALIZATION and INTERIORIZATION is an
important one for comprehending Piaget's distinct ideas on the general issue
of internalization.  Internalization is defined as the "eventual diminution
of EXTERNAL movements that become covert and sketchy" [Furth,1969] as for
instance in imitation and INTERNAL language.  INTERIORIZATION refers rather
to the "DISSOCIATION [distanciation?] between the GENERAL FORM of a [social]
co-ordination and the PARTICULAR CONTENT of an EXTERNAL ACTION."  and leads
from SENSORIMOTOR TO OPERATIONAL [structural??] intelligence and is the
PRECONDITION for objective knowledge as well as for symbol REPRESENTATION
[Furth, 1969]  Thus while we might speak about the INTERNALIZATION of a
telephone number, for instance, understanding a STRUCTURE such as the
CONCEPT of number is a consequence of PROCESSES OF INTERIORIZATION" [
co-ordination of social ACTIVITY and COMMUNICATION].

I thought this paragraph may add some further reflection to Martin's and
others discussion on intravolutions and involutions.

Larry
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