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How really real is real?

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    Family Process
    |December 1, 1984
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study challenges the idea that reality is solely constructed by beliefs. It proposes a co-constructivist approach where beliefs and reality interact, with usefulness determined by descriptive adequacy for better therapy outcomes.

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    Area of Science:

    • Family Therapy
    • Epistemology
    • Philosophy of Science

    Background:

    • Critiques the purely belief-constructed view of reality in some family therapy.
    • Highlights the limitations of judging reality solely on usefulness.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and argue for a co-constructivist position on reality.
    • To differentiate between usefulness and adequacy in describing reality.
    • To explore implications for family therapy practice.

    Main Methods:

    • Philosophical argumentation.
    • Critique of existing therapeutic epistemology.
    • Conceptual analysis of reality construction.

    Main Results:

    • Reality is not solely constructed by beliefs; it interpenetrates with the knower's constructs.
    • Adequacy of description, not just usefulness, is key to discriminating between realities.
    • This co-constructivist view has practical relevance for therapy.

    Conclusions:

    • Rejects extreme social constructivism in favor of co-constructivism.
    • Emphasizes the importance of reality's descriptive adequacy for therapeutic models.
    • Advocates for a more grounded approach to reality in family therapy.

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