TY - JOUR
AU - Miettinen, Reijo
AB - MIND, CULTURE, AND ACTIVITY, 8(4), 297–308 Copyright © 2001, Regents of the University of California on behalf of the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition COMMENTARY Artifact Mediation in Dewey and in Cultural–Historical Activity Theory Reijo Miettinen Department of Education University of Helsinki INTRODUCTION Garrison (this issue) raised a most interesting issue in his article, the relationship between two theo- ries of activity: cultural–historical activity theory and John Dewey’s theory of activity. His- torically, two theoretical schools have developed parallel ideas about the methodological signifi- cance of the concept of activity independently and almost simultaneously. According to Rucker (1969), the central concept in the Chicago philosophy is that of activity: “The Chicago pragmatists saw both science and values arising from human action, and they proceeded to derive an entire phi- losophy from the analysis of action” (p. IV). Without a doubt, John Dewey presented, in his exten- sive scientific work, the most elaborate version of the pragmatist conception of activity. Garrison (this issue) made interesting methodological points about the common features and differences of the two theories. As a philosopher and Dewey scholar, he presented a well-in- formed interpretation of Dewey’s theory. The comments on cultural–historical activity theory were based 
TI - Artifact Mediation in Dewey and in Cultural-Historical Activity Theory
JF - "Mind, Culture, and Activity"
DO - 10.1207/S15327884MCA0804_03
DA - 2001-11-01
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SP - 297
EP - 308
VL - 8
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
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