Abstract
This essay presents an epistemological workshop centered on the biological “oddity” of the kiwi’s egg to explore how we construct knowledge. Starting from a stimulus question — “why is the kiwi’s egg so large?” — the author guides the reader to distinguish between adaptive and structural explanations, advocating for a pluralistic approach over adaptationism. The workshop encourages awareness of implicit cognitive strategies in knowledge practices and draws on constructivism and autopoiesis, connecting epistemological reflection with personal and organizational development.
| Titolo tradotto del contributo | Know what, know how, how we know... a kiwi: an epistemological laboratory |
|---|---|
| Lingua originale | Italian |
| Titolo della pubblicazione ospite | Saperi e sapori. Idee e pratiche per umanizzare le organizzazioni |
| Editore | Monti |
| Pagine | 203-226 |
| Numero di pagine | 24 |
| ISBN (stampa) | 978-88-8477-151-3 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2008 |
Keywords
- Laboratori epistemologici
- conoscenza
- adattazionismo
- spiegazione biologica
- costruttivismo
- teoria dell’evoluzione
- Stephen Jay Gould
- autopoiesi
- Epistemological workshops
- knowledge construction
- adaptationism
- biological explanation
- constructivism
- evolutionary theory
- autopoiesis