Ernst von Glasersfeld

• Other Authors: Hug, Theo (Editor), Töchterle, Karlheinz (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Innsbruck innsbruck university press 2009
• Series: Science live
• Subjects: Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Glasersfeld, Ernst von; Radical constructivism; Radikaler Konstruktivismus
• Online Access: OAPEN Library: download the publication; OAPEN Library: description of the publication

Ernst von Glasersfeld became known with his research on concept analysis, the development of "Yerkish" - a machine-aided language to communicate with chimpanzees - and also his plywood computer. What made him famous was his concept of radical constructivism. It is effectively the pivotal p...