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16Peirce's contributions to Constructivism and Personal Construct Psychology: I. Philosophical Aspects.Personal Construct Theory and Practice 11 6-33. 2014.Kelly’s work was formed and developed in the context of the American philosophical movement known as pragmatism. The major figures to which this tradition is attributed are Charles S. Peirce, William James and John Dewey. In Personal Construct Psychology, Dewey was acknowledged by Kelly and by subsequent writers as perhaps his most important influence. It has recently become increasingly apparent, however that Peirce was a much more pervasive and crucial influence on James and Dewey than has pre…Read more
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49Peirce's contributions to Constructivism and Personal Construct Psychology: II. Science, Logic and Construction.Personal Construct Theory and Practice 13 210-265. 2016.Kelly suggested that it was useful to consider anyone as functioning as a scientist, in the business of applying theories, making hypotheses and predictions and testing them out in the practice of everyday life. One of Charles Peirce’s major contributions was to develop the disciplines of logic and the philosophy of science. We can deepen and enrich our understanding of Kelly’s vision by looking at what Peirce has to say about the process of science. For Peirce, the essence of science was the ap…Read more
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University of HertfordshireRegular Faculty
University of Bristol
PhD, 1978
Areas of Specialization
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Epistemology |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |
19th Century Philosophy |
General Philosophy of Science |
Continental Philosophy |
Metaphysics and Epistemology |
Areas of Interest
Metaphysics and Epistemology |