The Collected Works of L. S. Vygotsky

Vygotsky was a Russian psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists in the world during the 20th century. This volume, the first of six, examines Vygotsky's works involving problems of general psychology, including thinking and speech.

Prologue to the English Edition.- The Development of Vygotsky's Thought: An Introduction.- Thinking and Speech.- Preface.- 1. The Problem and the Method of Investigation.- 2. The Problem of Speech and Thinking in Piaget's Theory.- 3. Stern's Theory of Speech Development.- 4. The Genetic Roots of Thinking and Speech.- 5. An Experimental Study of Concept Development.- 6. The Development of Scientific Concepts in Childhood.- 7. Thought and Word.- Lectures on Psychology.- Lecture 1. Peception and Its Development in Childhood.- Lecture 2. Memory and Its Development in Childhood.- Lecture 3. Thinking and Its Development in Childhood.- Lecture 4. Emotions and Their Development in Childhood.- Lecture 5. Imagination and Its Development in Childhood.- Lecture 6. The Problem of Will and Its Development in Childhood.- Afterword to the Russian Edition.- Notes to the Russian Edition.- Thinking and Speech.- Lectures on Psychology.- Notes to the English Edition.- Author Index.