SOCRATORIUM

[Alexander Surmava]

We a group of Russian psychologists and philosophers who are already ISCAR members or in process of registration are going to establish an international section of “Dialectical psychology” (the term belongs to L.S.Vygotsky).
Among us are Felix Mikhailov, Lev Naumenko, Alexey Novokhatko, Vladimir Kudriavtsev, Elena and Gennady Kravtsov, Elena E. Sokolova, Elena and Sergey Mareyev, Galina Mishina, Alexander Simakin, Gennady Lobastov and me – Alexander Surmava. Most of us are disciples of Evald Ilyenkov, Alexey N. Leont’iev or/and Vasilij V.Davidov.
Each of us is involved in theoretical and experimental investigations in the fields of theoretical, educational and special psychology, methodology and epistemology.
We are interested in wide international cooperation in the process of development of cultural historical and activity theory and practice. We are sure, that this development can and must be based on the same theoretical background on which Lev Vygotsky stood, on the basis of high European philosophical rationalism which is marked by names of Plato, Spinoza, Hegel, Marx and Ilyenkov.
We are sure that wide international cooperation can give a powerful impulse to the development of our common work. Last year a theoretical seminar concerning problems of cultural-historical psychology was organized in Moscow. We are going to continue it both in off-line and on-line forms as well as to publish the results of our common search, to organize seminars, conferences etc., etc.
We invite everybody who is interested in “Dialectical psychology” section of ISCAR connect with us through website http://www.voxnet.ru/~monada/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=11 , or by E-mail: monada@netvox.ru .
Alexander Surmava

[Alexander Surmava]

Dear Alexander and Dot,

Now your section proposal has been through the ISCAR Executive Committee, and "congratulations" you have just launched one of the first ISCAR sections.

Best wishes,
Seth Chaiklin
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Seth Chaiklin, President
International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR)
Email: seth@iscar.org
WWW: http://www.iscar.org