The Invented Reality

How Do We Know What We Believe We Know? : Contributions to Constructivism

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The Invented Reality

How Do We Know What We Believe We Know? : Contributions to Constructivism

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The Invented Reality: How Do We Know What We Believe We Know? : Contributions to Constructivism
1984, W. W. Norton & Company, Norton
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Table of Contents

Contents
Forword
Part 1 Introduction
Ernst von Glaserfeld
An Introduction to Radical Constructivism
Heinz von Foerster
On Constructing a Reality
Part 2 Effect or Cause?
Rupert Riedl
The Consequences of Causal Thinking
Paul Watzlawick
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
David L. Rosenhan
On Being Sane in Insane Places
Rolf Breuer
Self-Reflexivity in Literature: The Example of Samuel Beckett's Novel Trilogy
Part 3 The Imperfect Perfection
Jon Elster
Active and Passive Nagation: An Essay in Ibanskian Sociology
Paul Watzlawick
Components of Ideological "Realities"
Part 4 The Fly and the Fly-Bottle
Gabriel Stolzenberg
Can an Inquiry into the Foundations of Mathematics Tell Us Anything Interesting About Mind?
Francisco J. Varela
The Creative Circle: Sketches on the Natural History of Circularity
Epilogue
The Authors
Name Index
Subject Index

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies and indexes.
Translation of: Die erfundene Wirklichkeit.

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New York
Other Titles
Erfundene Wirklichkeit
Translation Of
Erfundene Wirklichkeit
Translated From
German

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
149
Library of Congress
BD331 .E7413 1984, BD331, BD331. E7413 1984

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Pagination
347 p. :
Number of pages
347

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Open Library
OL3164351M
Internet Archive
lish001ste
ISBN 10
0393017311
LCCN
83006258
OCLC/WorldCat
9412760
Library Thing
214993
Goodreads
789726

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