''Constructivist Foundations'' is an international triannual

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that focuses on constructivist approaches to

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and

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, including radical constructivism, enactive cognitive science,

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, biology of

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and the theory of autopoietic systems, and non-dualizing philosophy. It was established in 2005 and the

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is Alexander Riegler ( Free University of Brussels).

Content

The journal publishes scholarly articles with empirical, formal or conceptual content, survey articles providing an extensive overview, target articles which are openly discussed in commentaries, opinions, and book reviews. In addition to regular issues, the journal occasionally publishes special issues.

Statistics

(as of November 2019)
42
issues
613
authors * 1071 scholarly texts * 4,724 pages * 12,983 readers

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in the

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/Arts & Humanities, Philosopher's Index, PhilPapers,

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, and Education Research Complete.

History

The inaugural issue of ''Constructivist Foundations'' was presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Society for Cybernetics. Originally, the articles in CF were meant to explore mainly von Glasersfeld's radical constructivism. The scope expanded to include "constructivist approaches."Riegler A. (2019) Publish or perish: Opportunities for constructivists. In: Hug T., Mitterer J. & Schorner M. (eds.) Radical constructivism: Past, present and future. Proceedings of the Ernst von Glasersfeld Centenary Conference 2017. Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck: 455–474.

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