The certainty of uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : dialogues introducing constructivism / / Bernhard Poerksen ; translated by Alison Rosemary Koeck and Wolfram Karl Koeck

• Autore: Poerksen Bernhard
• Pubblicazione: Exeter, : Imprint Academic, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Disciplina: 149
• Soggetto topico: Constructivism (Philosophy)
• Altri autori: KoeckAlison Rosemary KoeckWolfram Karl
• Note generali: The German original was first published by Carl-Auer-Systeme, Heidelberg, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xiv).
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Nothing that can be said is independent of us. Whatever can be said is coloured by our dreams and aspirations, by the way our brain works, by human nature and human culture. Whoever claims to know or to observe is - according to the central constructivist assumption - inescapably biased.This book presents the views of the founders of constructivism and modern systems theory, who are still providing stimulating cues for international scientific debate. The conversations of Heinz von Foerste...
• Titolo autorizzato: The certainty of uncertainty
• ISBN: 1-84540-470-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786998103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II