The certainty of uncertainty: dialogues introducing constructivism
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1. Verfasser: Pörksen, Bernhard (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Exeter Imprint Academic 2004
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages xiii-xiv)
"This book presents the views of the founders of constructivism and modern systems theory, who are still providing cues for international scientific debate. The conversations display a kind of thinking that steers clear of rigid fixation and reveals the ideal of objectivity to be a myth. The conversations turn on the results of brain research, the breaks through of cybernetics, the linguistic determination of thought, and the intrinsic connection between epistemology and ethical practice." "Throughout, the central figure of the observer is examined. Constructivism thus emerges as a philosophy of possibilities that keeps generating new points of view, insists on fundamental scepticism with regard to certainties and dogmas, and provides the foundation for an ethics of perception: Each and every one of us is responsible for their view of things."--Jacket
Cover; Contents; Front matter; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface: The circular view of the world; Body matter; 1: At each and every moment, I can decide who I am; 2: We can never know what goes on in somebody else's head; 3: The knowledge of knowledge entails responsibility; 4: Truth is what works; 5: We are constructs ourselves; 6: We can never start from scratch; 7: The freedom to venture into the unknown; 8: Reality: we can only know what it is not; Back matter; About the Author; Also available
Beschreibung:xiv, 191 pages
ISBN:9781845404703
184540470X
0907845819
9780907845812

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