Michele Pasin / Quotes

Construction is superior to instruction

While others of his time argued that learning is either intrinsic (coming from the child) or extrinsic (imposed by the environment or taught by adults)…

Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) #constructivism #learning #education #knowledge

Piaget asked how children come to know

Although Piaget is frequently referred to as a psychologist, he was really an epistemologist (someone who studies the nature and beginning of knowledge). It…

Theories of Childhood, Second Edition (Carol Garhart Mooney) #knowledge #child-development #learning #constructivism

Stuart mill: working less thanks to technology

Yet another advocate of shorter work time was John Stuart Mill. He dismissed the “gospel of work” in part because it drew a veil over the real costs of work…

The Case For Working Less #technology #work #time #cost

A thesaurus reflects an historical state of knowledge

It must be clear, that a thesaurus can never reflect absolute truth but only a historical stage of knowledge.

Thesauri Of Historical Periods – A Proposal For Standardization. #truth #thesaurus #knowledge #stage

After of the ending of absolute values, a life of tranquillity is the only solution (granted a man has the right temperament for it)

For Tranquility.—But will not our philosophy become thus a tragedy? Will not truth prove the enemy of life, of betterment? A question seems to weigh upon our…

Human, All Too Human: A Book For Free Spirits #truth #life #nature #knowledge #human-life

Ancient Greek forms of knowing

Ancient Greek was capable of discerning between several different forms of knowing. These different forms may be described in English as being propositional…

Gnosticism - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia #knowledge