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What does constructionism mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) A strict interpretation of the actual words and phrases used in law, rather than to any underlying intent
  2. (social sciences) The idea that people learn about, or perceive the world by constructing mental models
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It goes by the name of perspectivism or situatedness or social constructionism.
You need to look at the slow erosion of states' rights, and strict vs. loose constructionism of the Constitution.
This see-saw of naturalism and constructionism has long been recognised by Marxists.
At first sight, this phrase seems only too redolent of the social constructionism to which I am objecting.
This middle position between the antinomies of naturalism and constructionism is persuasive and intellectually appealing.
Social constructionism has emerged as an influential paradigm resulting in a rethinking of philosophical, social, and political concerns.

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