Constructivity
Constructivity , adj .: Constructive (late Latin constructivus ; Latin construere : assemble, assemble building, assemble in layers, build upwards) describes the constructive property of things or situations that serve a development or the mental attitude or behavior that promotes a meaningful structure of people. It is the opposite of destructiveness and, as a foreign word in German usage, is distinguished from the primarily result-oriented term construction despite the same Latin derivation .
Common usage
“Being constructive” or the reference to constructiveness in a discussion includes an emphasis on positive properties and often a criticism based on the given, containing specific suggestions for improvement . In contrast, destructive criticism , such as B. in literary criticism in the case of a slipping , to a "destructive" derogatory discussion of an object and regards it as a failure in the essential parts of its execution and objectives.
A constructive vote of no confidence within a parliamentary system of government contains, in addition to the motion to remove an official from office, a proposal for a candidate for election, while a destructive vote of no confidence is aimed solely at the removal of an office holder.
Use as a technical term
In technical contexts, “constructivity” means that something affects the construction or is based on it. In mathematics and logic, this term stands for an operative derivation or justification or for a construction in a methodologically fundamental manner as well as for an operative procedure.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Concise German-Latin dictionary: assemble. Georges: Latin-German / German-Latin, p. 62047 (see Georges-DLHW, p. 188)
- ↑ See Duden (online): constructive and constructive
