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The Persistence of Error

The Persistence of Error

Essays in Developmental Epistemology

by: Robert Kalechofsky

It is not only human to err, it is often creative. Mistakes are part of the exploratory process of thinking.   A philosophical, psychological and mathermatical exploration of error.          

This book liberates one from the regard for absolutism by demonstrating that error is not only inescapable, it is part of the intellectual adventure.

The Persistence of Error makes an important contribution to studies in cognition, mathematics, and science by exploring the nature of error.The author argues that all intellectual activity involves metaphorizing processes to be understood within a dynamic and developmental framework.

Kalechofsky's work is based on Piaget's theory of cognitive development, and provides a theory which is psychologically and mathematically rooted in Piaget's epistemology.

About Author: 

Robert Kalechofsky is a philosopher of mathematics and science. His research and writing are involved in the relationship between mathematical and scientific thinking, and the metaphors and cultural forces that connect mathematical and scientific thinking to all thought processes. He has constructed mathematical models of Piaget's theory of cognition and argues that there is a deep connection between psychology, philosophy, and all thinking.

Dr. Kalechofsky is author of Knowing and Erring.

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The Persistence of Error

Robert Kalechofsky explores the relationship between error and the creative process

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