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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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Bernulf Kanitscheider on Constructivism - Dictionary of Arguments
II 20 KanitscheiderVsConstructivism: Constructivism moves close to Fichte's absolute idealism, in which the I sets the world. 1. nature becomes fiction. However, at least the constructing cognitive faculty and its biological carrier must be presupposed as a starting point. 2nd problem: The epistemic status of illusions. In everyday life as well as in science we are able to weed out illusions. Someone who relies on illusions does not live long. (Evolutionist argumentVsMaturana). >Humberto Maturana. II 21 Something seems to prevent us from creating arbitrary worlds. >Ontology, cf. >Possible worlds._____________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. |
Kanitsch I B. Kanitscheider Kosmologie Stuttgart 1991 Kanitsch II B. Kanitscheider Im Innern der Natur Darmstadt 1996 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-25