SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM AND THE PRAGMATIC STANDARD REVISITED - A REPLY

The argument that only a weak version of social constructionism allows for a generative psychology and therefore honors the pragmatic standa rd is challenged by Botschner, who claims that the proposed advantages of weak constructionism are not clear. Botschner's comments seem to s tem from a number of misconceptions about the original argument and fr om some points of divergence in the reading of Wittgenstein and James. These misconceptions are addressed and the original argument is clari fied.