The Scientific Biography of P.Ya. Galperin: Stages of Life and Creative Work

Autor: Marina A. Stepanova
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Psychology in Russia: State of Art, Vol 15, Iss 4, Pp 3-21 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2074-6857
2307-2202
DOI: 10.11621/pir.2022.0401
Popis: Background. This article is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of the birth of Piotr Yakovlevich Galperin (1902–1988), an outstanding Soviet psychologist, the author of an original psychological concept and scienti" c school, and an organizer of psychological science. Objective. To reconstruct the main stages of the scienti" c biography of Piotr Yakovlevich Galperin. Results. The paper demonstrates the internal logic of P.Ya. Galperin’s developing scienti" c views in creating the theory of stage-by-stage formation of mental actions and concepts, which analyzes the process of formation of the main components of mental activity and develops a system of conditions for transforming an objective action into a psychological phenomenon. This biography is based on Galperin’s publications and speeches, memoirs of associates and family members, and numerous archival materials. All the periods of Galperin’s life are presented, re# ecting his participation, starting from the mid-1920s, in scienti" c and scienti" c-practical events. Particular attention is paid to Galperin’s work at M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU): 55 years of Galperin’s professional and personal life (from 1943 until his death in 1988) were associated with the Philosophy Faculty, and then with the Psychology Faculty. Conclusion. ! e importance of preserving P.Ya. Galperin’s scienti" c legacy is shown and steps taken in this direction are indicated.
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