Connectivism as Learning Theory August 26, 2008
Posted by Eyal Sivan in Defining the Connective, Self.Tags: CCK08, connectivism, downes, husserl, learning theory, schopenhauer, siemens
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The 18th century German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer was stunned when introduced to Buddhism for the first time. Here he had found an ancient Eastern religion which arrived at largely the same philosophical conclusions he did in his own pursuit of truth. So much so that several of his contemporaries accused him of plagiarism, to which Schopenhauer has this to say: