BrainstormMode ToDo. Introduction. Notes for the introduction: Realism vs. constructivism, probably a unresolvable paradox. Individual construction as a scientific fact (there is no color "red" in nature, humans perceive a certain range of wavelength as red). Social constructions as historic facts. Questions: * Is a (pure) construction possible? * How much backing by reality (or by accidental factors, authority or trust) does a construction need to evolve or to succeed? * Is the phenomenon of "memes" something real or just a a popular interpretation that can't be falsified? Examples: * SocialConstructionOfScience -- the interpretation of science as a "pure social construction" * OpenBusiness -- a community project for construction of a SocialCommonWealth by FridemarPache * Tokyo real estate value after WWII? -- a social construction to create billions of $ for banks to work with? Links and related pages: * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructivist_epistemology