1st Edition

Necessary Knowledge Piagetian Perspectives on Constructivism

By Leslie Smith Copyright 1993
250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

250 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1993, this monograph addresses a central problem in Piaget’s work, which is the temporal construction of necessary knowledge. The main argument is that both normative and empirical issues are relevant to a minimally adequate account of the development of modal understanding. This central argument embodies three main claims. One claim is philosophical. Although the concepts... Read more

Preface – Or Hill-climbing with Jean Piaget  1. Towards an Epistemology of Necessary Knowledge  2. Piaget’s Empirical Epistemology  3. Methods  4. Procedures  5. Tasks  6. Alternatives to Constructivism  7. Epistemic Construction  8. Conclusion – Necessary Knowledge and Piagetian Research.  References.  Author Index.  Subject Index.

Biography

Leslie Smith