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Limits of Constructivism: Kant, Piaget and Peirce.

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Otte, Michael – Science and Education, 1998

Argues that the paradox of mathematical knowledge--that mathematics cannot be separated from empirical experience and yet cannot be explained by empiricist epistemology--can only be resolved if the causal interactions between knower and environment are accepted. Contains 26 references. (DDR)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Concept Formation, Constructivism (Learning)

Intuition and Logic.

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Otte, Michael – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1990

Compared and contrasted are the concepts intuition and logic. The ideas of conceptual thought and algorithmic thought are discussed in terms of the world as a labyrinth, intuition and time, and the structure of knowledge. (KR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Algorithms, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Processes