An Oscar-nominated Dutch film (The Hunt) proposes that modern Kindergarteners have lost the ability to distinguish between a lie and a fact. A kindergarten teacher falsely accused of sexual abuse cannot be cleared because his accuser's attempt to confess the lie is confounded by the psychological proposal that her "knowledge" of the lie is actually an attempt to suppress actual abuse. The meaning of the lie-event is no longer tied to an objective or factual referent, but has become defined subjectively making multiple alternative "realities" possible. This is the linguistic deconstruction of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein applied to the teaching environment. It undermines the child's capacity to discern truth and makes actual learning impossible.

"Lawrence Dawson's book, "The Death of Reality" exposes the Wittgensteinian linguistic deconstruction and its impact upon our capacity to appreciate reality."

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Paradigm Co.,Inc., publishers for over 30 years of Samuel Blumenfeld's books, has known Lawrence Dawson for many years. Paradigm, first published Dawson's Death of Reality book in 1996. Sam read the book when it was originally published. Unfortunately, Sam, who passed away in May of 2012, did not get an opportunity to read the new updated version.
Pararadigm believes Dawson's new 2015 updated version is more important today than ever. We urge our viewers to follow the link to Amazon.com to see more complete information about the book and, of course, how to order it if they choose to do so.

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