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050 00 $aB809.13$b.S44 2001
082 00 $a121/.092$221
100 1 $aSegal, Lynn.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82032502
245 14 $aThe dream of reality :$bHeinz von Foerster's constructivism /$cLynn Segal ; with forewords by Heinz von Foerster and Paul Watzlawick.
250 $a2nd ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSpringer,$c[2001], ©2001.
300 $axix, 163 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rHeinz von Foerster --$tForeword /$rPaul Watzlawick --$g1.$tThe Myth of Objectivity --$g2.$tThe Difficulties of Language --$g3.$tMaturana and the Observer --$g4.$tThe Nervous System --$g5.$tComputation --$g6.$tBiocomputation --$g7.$tClosure --$gApp.$tAn Interview with Heinz von Foerster.
520 1 $a"What if there were no objective facts, no objective truth, no objectivity at all, only our belief in them? What if our consciousness itself is an unconscious invention, constructed out of logic and language? In this thought-provoking volume, Lynn Segal describes how the ideas of Heinz von Foerster compel us to explore the question, "Do we discover the world or do we invent it?" and suggests that we must first know how we think before we can claim knowledge of the world.
520 8 $aThe resulting philosophy, Constructivism, examines the limits of what we can know and argues that understanding these limits can lead us to be more responsible for our personal and collective behavior.".
520 8 $a"After tracing the historical transition from religious belief to a belief in science, Segal examines objectivity from semantic, philosophical, and neurological perspectives. Segal shows that we can never achieve objectivity and that the scientific method ensures only a consensus among observers. Next, he details how language and logic unwittingly predeterime the very conclusions we derive when we try to know the world.
520 8 $aFinally, he describes a computational model of cognition that does not depend on first positing the world to account for cognition and consciousness." "While Constructivism may seem relevant only to those in the cognitive sciences, it is, in fact, highly relevant to everyone. Paradoxically, grasping the limits of our own understanding can free us to live more creative and meaningful personal and professional lives."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aVon Foerster, Heinz,$d1911-2002.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85153069
650 0 $aConstructivism (Philosophy)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85031457
852 00 $boff,glx$hB809.13$i.S44 2001