BOOK CONCRETE HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY

Concrete Human Psychology by Wolff‑Michael Roth is a thoughtful and conceptually rich work that reimagines human psychology from a concrete, relational perspective rather than abstract metaphysical categories. Drawing on the unfinished work of Lev S. Vygotsky, Roth argues that higher psychological functions are fundamentally relations between people before they are individual cognitive functions, and that personality emerges from the totality of societal relations a person has lived and experienced. The book emphasizes the role of language and human activity in shaping conditions of life and presents categories capable of theorizing a continuously changing human existence. Reviewers have praised the book for its clarity, illustrative diagrams, and deep engagement with lived experience, making it a valuable resource for students and academics in theoretical and social psychology, philosophy of psychology, and social sciences who seek a deeper, contextually grounded understanding of human psychological life.