Andy Blunden presents an immanent critique of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory, the pschychology originating from Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934). Tracing the roots of this theory from Goethe, Hegel and M
A social scientists based in Melbourne, Blunden reviews research into the nature of concepts by current and earlier scholars, emphasizing the work of Robert Brandom. Then he focuses more narrowly on H
The Origins of Collective Decision Making, identifies three paradigms of collective decision making – Counsel, Majority and Consensus, and discovers their origins in traditional, medieval and modern t
Building on his highly original and always insightful earlier works on collective activity, in Origins of Collective Decision Making Andy Blunden turns his attention to the question of how groups make
Collaborative Projects - An Interdisciplinary Study demonstrates that the concept of 'project' may unify research across a range of human sciences, and presents eleven diverse research projects and a
Andy Blunden presents an interdisciplinary review of theories of concepts of interest to cognitive psychology, analytic philosophy, linguistics, and the history of science. Problems within these disci
Collaborative projects: An Interdisciplinary Study presents research in disciplines ranging from Education, Psychotherapy and Social Work to Literacy and anti-poverty Project Management to Social Move
