Knowing reality means constructing systems of transformations that correspond, more or less adequately, to reality.

Quote by Jean Piaget

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The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as...

The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as...

The first type of abstraction from objects I shall refer to as simple abstraction, but...

The first type of abstraction from objects I shall refer to as simple abstraction, but...

Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations.

Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations.

The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the...

The more the schemata are differentiated, the smaller the gap between the new and the...

This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of...

This means that no single logic is strong enough to support the total construction of...

To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is...

To express the same idea in still another way, I think that human knowledge is...

The self thus becomes aware of itself, at least in its practical action, and discovers...

The self thus becomes aware of itself, at least in its practical action, and discovers...

In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things,...

In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things,...

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who...

The principle goal of education in the schools should be creating men and women who...

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my...

I have always detested any departure from reality, an attitude which I relate to my...

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

In genetic epistemology, as in developmental psychology, too, there is never an absolute beginning.

Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a...

Scientific thought, then, is not momentary; it is not a static instance; it is a...

The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new...

The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new...

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that...

Logical positivists have never taken psychology into account in their epistemology, but they affirm that...

During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of...

During the earliest stages the child perceives things like a solipsist who is unaware of...

Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view...

Our problem, from the point of view of psychology and from the point of view...

From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects...

From this time on, the universe is built up into an aggregate of permanent objects...

Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions.

Reflective abstraction, however, is based not on individual actions but on coordinated actions.

Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.

Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialised linguistic structures.

On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It...

On the one hand, there are individual actions such as throwing, pushing, touching, rubbing. It...