human connectivity

'human connectivity'

This issue reflects the Self/ Other dichotomy that
Vygotsky added a third dimension to- the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)

Self
as defined by early philosophers
Self versus God/s
Descartes- cogito ergo sum- I think therefore I am, self as an individualist position
Only I exist- the Other is a construction of my mind-the solipsist / existentialist position,
Other is the projection of my hell, I don't exist -Satre

Other
Self-Other- humanists like Martin Buber, the definition of self and other is through the interplay between the two

Vygotsky
The interplay between self and other is in the ZPD. This is a socio-cultural-historical- theory. Education is the key to the Self-Other interplay by the transmission of knowledge and culture. He introduced a cyclical nature rather than the bipolarity of previous thought.

Evolutionary theory
Darwin- survival of the fittest- Self
Socialists- survival of the co-operative behaviour in herds and groups in more complex animals which then becomes the fittest- leads to socialism and communism- Marxism

Plato-
Philosopher kings- Self/ Other
versus
Democracy- rule by the mob or common man- destined to destruction. He foretold the cycles of political activity from Authoritarianism , Oligarchy, Democracy and chaos/

Freud
Self- requires Oedipal Other who will be expert, father figure and carer
versus
Other- institutions which although needed create anxiety based on repression of libidinous drives. Freud eschewed authoritarian hierarchies like Church, State and Army because this repression.
Bion- group psychoanalyst talked about the leaderless group and promoted human connectivity for the purpose of healing

Feminist Philosophy
Self is important
and is part of
Other via nurturing, networking and value of diversity
Is this part of constructivism? well I think that we all construct individually and put all the constructions together as a group to construct as a human connectivity and thus we learn from the group experience and alter our constructivity.