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Mind and Mental Health Based on a Realistic ConstructivismKhosrow Bagheri NoaparastUniversity of Tehran Zohreh Khosraviaffiliation not provided to SSRN January 13, 2006 Constructivism in the Human Sciences, Vol. 11, Nos. 1 & 2, pp. 20-31, 2006 Abstract: This essay concerns a philosophical examination of the nature of mind and the relevant implications for mental health. Traditionally, realism and constructivism are regarded as two contrastive positions in explaining the nature of mind. While realists take discovery of reality as the main function of mind, constructivists regard it as creation of reality. Hence, epistemologically, realists emphasize on correspondence to reality as the criterion of validity or truth of the mind's contents, whereas constructivists regard the inner coherence of constructs as the main criterion. inner coherence of constructs or resolving inner conflicts; capability of constructs for adaption to problematic situations; and correspondence to reality as an ideal in the long run are the discussions and aims of this paper.
Keywords: construct, structuralism, poststructuralism, subject JEL Classification: Z100 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: January 14, 2012 ; Last revised: January 28, 2012Suggested Citation |
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