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This is an early account (1984) in which Von Glasersfeld suggested what RC would do¡ªto transcend Piaget¡¯s ambiguity: ¡°With regard to the basic question, how cognitive structures or knowledge might be related to an ontological world beyond our experience, Piaget¡¯s position is somewhat ambiguous. Frequently, one has the impression that, in spite of his massive contributions to constructivism, he still has a hankering for metaphysical realism. In that, of course, he is not alone.¡± From: http://www.vonglasersfeld.com/070.1 Les¡¯s suggestion is good one--to scrutinize von Glaserfeld¡¯s statements in?his 1996 book in which he is much more articulate than he was in 1984.