Constructivism; origins and evolution

Given constructivism’s enduring popularity and appeal, it is perhaps something of a surprise that there remains considerable uncertainty among many philosophers about what construc...

This chapter draws upon Sri Ramakrishna’s teachings and mystical testimony in order to develop a new conceptual framework for understanding the nature of mystical experience. In re...

Constructivism and intuitionism are often seen as opposed methods of justification in political philosophy. An “ecumenical” view sees them as different but unopposed: each style of...

The last three chapters of the book have a constructivist flavor. One might wonder if constructivism could point to new conditions of thought and rule within the modern world’s mig...

Abstract This book provides a comprehensive exposition of dynamic constructivism—mathematics as a human cultural product. Looking at idealization as distinct from...

Abstract Theorizing Music Evolution is a critical examination of ideas about musical origins, emphasizing nineteenth-century theories of music in the evolutionist wr...

This book deals with legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times and from peoples and cultures...