The Dialogical Mind

Dialogue has become a central theoretical concept in human and social sciences as well as in professions such as education health and psychotherapy. This ''dialogical turn'' emphasises the importance of social relations and interaction to our behaviour and how we make sense of the world; hence the dialogical mind is the mind in interaction with others - with individuals groups institutions and cultures in historical perspectives. Through a combination of rigorous theoretical work and empirical investigation Markov presents an ethics of dialogicality as an alternative to the narrow perspective of individualism and cognitivism that has traditionally dominated the field of social psychology. The dialogical perspective which focuses on interdependencies among the self and others offers a powerful theoretical basis to comprehend analyse and discuss complex social issues. Markov considers the implications of dialogical epistemology both in daily life and in professional practices involving problems of communication care and therapy.