Constructivism


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Constructivism may refer to:

Philosophy

  • Constructivism (philosophy of mathematics), a philosophical view that asserts the necessity of constructing a mathematical object to prove that it exists
  • Constructivism (philosophy of science), a philosophical view maintaining that science consists of mental constructs created as the result of measuring the natural world
  • Moral constructivism or ethical constructivism, the view that moral facts are constructed rather than discovered
  • Social constructivism, the view that human development is socially situated and knowledge is constructed through interaction with others

Art and architecture

Education

  • Constructivism (philosophy of education), a theory about the nature of learning that focuses on how humans make meaning from their experiences

Mathematics and sciences

  • Constructivism (international relations), a theory that stresses the socially constructed character of international relations
  • Constructivism (mathematics), a logic for founding mathematics that accepts only objects that can be effectively constructed
  • Constructivism (psychological school), a psychological approach that assumes that human knowledge is active and constructive
  • Constructivist institutionalism
  • Constructivist type theory

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