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Constructivism and Practice
Carol C. . Ed(S): Gould
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Description for Constructivism and Practice
Hardback. Constructivism and Practice advances the understanding of the role of construction and model creation and reflects on the relationship of these models to social practices. Editor(s): Gould, Carol C. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
Over the past several decades, philosophers have grown to recognize the role played by frameworks and models in the construction of human knowledge. Further, they have paid increasing attention to the origins of knowing processes in social and historical contexts of human practical activities, and to social transformation of the frameworks over time. In a series of original essays by prominent philosophers, Constructivism and Practice advances the understanding of the role of construction and model creation, reflects on the relationship of these models to social practices, and considers whether our modes of knowing themselves have a history. These ... Read more
Over the past several decades, philosophers have grown to recognize the role played by frameworks and models in the construction of human knowledge. Further, they have paid increasing attention to the origins of knowing processes in social and historical contexts of human practical activities, and to social transformation of the frameworks over time. In a series of original essays by prominent philosophers, Constructivism and Practice advances the understanding of the role of construction and model creation, reflects on the relationship of these models to social practices, and considers whether our modes of knowing themselves have a history. These ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780742512641
SKU
V9780742512641
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About Carol C. . Ed(S): Gould
Carol C. Gould is professor of philosophy at the Stevens Institute of Technology and adjunct professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.
Reviews for Constructivism and Practice
This extraordinarily rich collection of essays, many of them strikingly original contributions in their own right, owes its inspiration to the work of Marx Wartofsky. Constructivism and Practice is an intellectual feast, lively and rewarding, and deserves a wide readership.
Peter Caws, George Washington University Marx Wartofsky was a splendid philosopher and these essays not only remind us how ... Read more
Peter Caws, George Washington University Marx Wartofsky was a splendid philosopher and these essays not only remind us how ... Read more