Imaginative processes and culture

some philosophical reflections from cultural psychology

Luca Tateo

pp. 103-113

in: Luca Tateo (ed), An old melody in a new song, Berlin, Springer, 2018

Abstract

Cultural psychology is developing the endeavor of bringing back a focus on the general theory of the human psyche into the horizon of psychological sciences. In this chapter, I discuss some of the relevant philosophical issues of this theoretical framework, such as the focus on the future-oriented nature of psychological processes, the aesthetic dimension of psychological processes, the role of personal agency, and the co-construction between mind and culture. Finally, I discuss the imaginative process as a higher psychological function that can illustrate the approach of cultural psychology.