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Epistemology and Constructivism. Some Implications for Therapy
Author(s) -
McLeod William R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1467-8438
pISSN - 0814-723X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1467-8438.1988.tb01284.x
Subject(s) - constructivism (international relations) , epistemology , perspective (graphical) , interpretation (philosophy) , perception , psychology , sociology , philosophy , computer science , artificial intelligence , political science , linguistics , international relations , politics , law
We do not relate to the world as such but through the interpretation of our perceptions and of our experience of the world. In this paper the work of Maturana, von Foerster, Bateson and Prigogine is examined from a biological and systems theory perspective, to provide support for the thesis that our knowledge of the world is a construction by an observer. Some conclusions relevant to therapy, as an outcome of the constructivist position, are also examined.