The Invented Reality by Paul Watzlawick

The Invented Reality by Paul Watzlawick

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Common sense suggests that reality can be discovered. In contrast, constructivism postulates that what we call reality is a personal interpretation, a particular way of looking at the world acquired through communication. Reality is, therefore, not discovered, but literally invented.

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The Invented Reality by Paul Watzlawick

Common sense suggests that reality can be discovered. In contrast, constructivism postulates that what we call reality is a personal interpretation, a particular way of looking at the world acquired through communication. Reality is, therefore, not discovered, but literally invented.
Paul Watzlawick was an associate at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, and clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, Stanford University Medical Center. An internationally known psychologist, Watzlawick died in 2007.
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ISBN 13 9780393333473
ISBN 10 0393333477
Title The Invented Reality
Author Paul Watzlawick
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 2008-02-08
Number of pages 352
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