Order:
  1. Truth is what works : Francisco J. Varela on cognitive science, buddhism, the inseparability of subject and object, and the exaggerations of constructivism--a conversation.Francisco J. Varela & Bernhard Poerksen - 2006 - Journal of Aesthetic Education 40 (1):35-53.
    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:The Journal of Aesthetic Education 40.1 (2006) 35-53 [Access article in PDF] "Truth Is What Works": Francisco J. Varela on Cognitive Science, Buddhism, the Inseparability of Subject and Object, and the Exaggerations of Constructivism—A Conversation Francisco J. Varela Bernhard Poerksen Institut für Journalistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft Universität Hamburg Francisco J. Varela (1946-2001) studied biology in Santiago de Chile, obtained his doctorate 1970 at Harvard University with a dissertation on the (...)
    Direct download (4 more)  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   3 citations  
  2. Humberto R. Maturana and Francisco J. Varela on science and the humanities: the Poerksen interviews.Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, Humberto R. Maturana & Bernhard Poerksen - forthcoming - Journal of Aesthetic Education.
    Direct download  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark   1 citation  
  3. The paradox of education: A conversation.Bernhard Poerksen & Humberto R. Maturana - 2006 - Journal of Aesthetic Education 40 (1):25-33.
    In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:The Paradox of Education:A ConversationHumberto R. Maturana and Bernhard PoerksenResponsibility of the TeacherPoerksen: Immanuel Kant writes in his essay Über Pädagogik that the wide field of education is governed by a fundamental paradox. On the one hand, we want free and self-determined individuals to leave our schools; on the other, we impose a syllabus on the future individuals, force them to attend schools, punish their failures, and persecute their (...)
    Direct download (4 more)  
     
    Export citation  
     
    Bookmark