Reality as a construct: outline of a pragmatic constructivist perspective

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  • Lennart Nørreklit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/propracon.v3i2.18775

Abstract

Consider the idea that reality is a construct. Are constructivist and realist perspectives not incompatible? Well, they are often construed as more or less incompatible and competing perspectives: Constructivism being mainly considered a subjectivist and idealistic perspective while the opposite perspective, realism, is considered an objectivist or materialist perspective. However, the ordinary usage of the terms ‘reality’ and ‘construction’ discloses no contradiction but a group of nicely interrelated concepts.

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Published

2014-11-18

How to Cite

Nørreklit, L. (2014). Reality as a construct: outline of a pragmatic constructivist perspective. Proceedings of Pragmatic Constructivism, 3(2), 57–66. https://doi.org/10.7146/propracon.v3i2.18775

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