Epistemological pluralism: Styles and voices within the computer culture.

Examines the diversity of approaches to computer programming, suggesting that equal access to even the most basic elements of computation requires accepting the validity of multiple ways of knowing and thinking, an epistemological pluralism. The goal of epistemology; The barriers to acknowledging p...

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Publicado en:Signs: Journal of Women in Culture & Society Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 128 - 158
Autores principales: Turkle, S., Papert, S.
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Publicado: University of Chicago Press Autumn1990
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Sumario:Examines the diversity of approaches to computer programming, suggesting that equal access to even the most basic elements of computation requires accepting the validity of multiple ways of knowing and thinking, an epistemological pluralism. The goal of epistemology; The barriers to acknowledging pluralism are great; Personal appropriation; Gender, closeness, and conflict.