Reasons for a Symbolic Concept of Action

Abstract

The action theoretical framework of cultural psychology as discussed here recognizes in every action and situation a symbolic part of the total varience of meaning. This aspect of the theory, although central, is often disregarded. Three of its implications are discussed here: the steps of reasoning leading to the concept of a pervasively symbolic action; its usefulness in cultural psychology; and, its relation to a philosophical idea of the human being.