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I have argued , to the contrary , that the concept of technology is itself a product of
the Western worldview . One is inclined to see , in its indiscriminate extension to
humanity at large , a particular instance of the more general anthropological ...
I have argued , to the contrary , that the concept of technology is itself a product of
the Western worldview . One is inclined to see , in its indiscriminate extension to
humanity at large , a particular instance of the more general anthropological ...
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The Piagetian scheme tends to emphasise a concept of space drawn from formal
geometry ; topological , Euclidian and Cartesian concepts of ... However , the
concept of perspective , as we understand it , is a relatively modern phenomenon
.
The Piagetian scheme tends to emphasise a concept of space drawn from formal
geometry ; topological , Euclidian and Cartesian concepts of ... However , the
concept of perspective , as we understand it , is a relatively modern phenomenon
.
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Collapsed Acts The ' concept ' or idea has always tended to be reified and
objectified in Western thought . However it may be argued that concepts are not
Platonic universals but social constructs ( Bloom , 1986 ; Mead , 1934 ; Vygotskii ,
1978 ...
Collapsed Acts The ' concept ' or idea has always tended to be reified and
objectified in Western thought . However it may be argued that concepts are not
Platonic universals but social constructs ( Bloom , 1986 ; Mead , 1934 ; Vygotskii ,
1978 ...
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