Radical Constructivism

Radical Constructivism

Ernst von Glasersfeld is a prominent proponent of radical constructivism

Radical Constructivism

Knowledge is the self-organized cognitive process of the human brain

Radical Constructivism

The processes of constructing knowledge regulates itself and since knowledge is a construct rather than a compilation of empirical data, it is impossible to know the extent to which knowledge reflects an ontological reality http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_construct ivsm

Radical Constructivism

Ernst von Glasersfeld defines radical constructivism by following 2 basic principles

Ernst von Glasersfeld

Knowledge is not passively received either through the senses or by way of communication, but is actively built up by the cognizing subject

Ernst von Glasersfeld

The function of cognition is adaptive and serves the subject s organization of the experiential world, not the discovery of an objective ontological reality

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