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| Constructivism, philosophy: the thesis that the objects of the external world, together with their properties and relations are constructed by the brain to other objects and their relations to us. Constructivist styles are differently strong in their assumptions about the existence and recognizability of an objective, independent reality. See also Autopoiesis, system theory, Luhmann, Maturana._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Gerhard Schurz on Constructivism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 56 Constructive RealismVsRadical Constructivism/Schurz: Constructive Realism denies the ontological constructivism that reality itself is not given "in itself". However, the perceived result is the result of an active cognitive construction. Radical constructivism/Maturana: That, about which we can say something, is only the reality constructed by us. SchurzVsMaturana/VsConstructivism: Kier the concept of "stating" is taken in a naive realist sense of reflection. >Humberto Maturana, >Reality/Maturana._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Schu I G. Schurz Einführung in die Wissenschaftstheorie Darmstadt 2006 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-24