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“In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things, whereas knowledge of self is stopped by this purely practical and utilitarian contact.”

Quote by Jean Piaget

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Swiss psychologist and the founder of the theory of cognitive development. Piaget's research has had a profound impact on fields such as educational psychology and child psychology. more

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