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Constructionism vs Contextualism - What's the difference?

constructionism | contextualism |

As nouns the difference between constructionism and contextualism

is that constructionism is a strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent while contextualism is any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context.

constructionism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather to any underlying intent
  • (social science) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models
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    • Related terms

    * constructionist * constructivism

    Derived terms

    * social constructionism * strict constructionism

    See also

    * ("constructionism" on Wikipedia) * originalism * textualism

    Anagrams

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    contextualism

    English

    Noun

  • (philosophy) Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
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    • , passage=If contextualism is true, then change ramifies through all the contextual connections. }}

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "contextualism": developmental, scientific, epistemic, epistemological, linguistic, semantic, methodological, historical, functional, descriptive, radical, moderate.

    Related terms

    * contextualist * contextualistic * contextualistically

    External links

    * (wikipedia "contextualism")