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Social constructivism borrows from Kantianism constructivism, however Kant believed that categorical organisation in the mind which was more naturally constructed rather than socially constructed.<ref>https://philosophyterms.com/constructivism/</ref> | Social constructivism borrows from Kantianism constructivism, however Kant believed that categorical organisation in the mind which was more naturally constructed rather than socially constructed.<ref>https://philosophyterms.com/constructivism/</ref> | ||
Berger and Luckmann were not criticized as dismissing possible non-natural origins of thought, but rather ignoring them. | In the time of their writing, Berger and Luckmann were not criticized as dismissing possible non-natural origins of thought, but rather ignoring them. | ||
Later, the New Left have adopted more extreme social constructionist views that gender, race, [[beauty]], class, hierarchy, disability, even the scientific method, are predominantly ''socially constructed'' rather than [[biological essentialism|biological]] or objectively true, seemingly largely driven by [[politically correctness|politically correct]]. A famous critic of blank slatery and political correctness is [[Steven Pinker]]. | Later, the New Left have adopted more extreme social constructionist views that gender, race, [[beauty]], class, hierarchy, disability, even the scientific method, are predominantly ''socially constructed'' rather than [[biological essentialism|biological]] or objectively true, seemingly largely driven by [[politically correctness|politically correct]]. A famous critic of blank slatery and political correctness is [[Steven Pinker]]. | ||