Piaget was describing a process that expressed his theory of knowledge, so it would be related if only because he is talking about something for which both parties use the same word.

I’m no Piaget expert, but my understanding of his theories is that they are rooted in a Darwinian presupposition about knowledge. Assimilation, accomodation, and equilibrium would all come under the Baconian/Deweyite idea that knowedge is an adaptation, something practical.

What I didn’t make as clear as I should have is that the perception I’m referring to is an interior, soulish perception. It’s the ability to see truth itself.

So far as I can tell, that was not a relevant issue to Piaget. Knowledge for him seems to have been a practical thing. You assimilate, you accomodate, you establish an equilibrium.

All of that happens, but it isn’t the fulness of what happens when we know things.

He was, from what I understand, talking about interactions and adjustments between things. I’m talking about spiritual perception.

I hope that helps at least a little. You asked a valuable question and the comparsion between Piaget and, say, Aristotle, Plato, and Aquinas would be invaluable.

Thanks.

If I were you I would more or less disregard vocabulary for a little while and just focus on forms of verbs and nouns, but that does depend on your appreciation for forms. If you don’t like form for its own sake, you might want to get into more translation. For me it’s a matter of learning the hard stuff first and getting it in place without being distracted by vocabulary.

So I would get a Latin grammar book from the early 20th century or from Henle’s Latin and memorize the verb forms, one conjugation at a time. You’ll have to learn one or two words for each one and that will let you develop sentences, but from my perspective that’s not important. Take your time.

Once you have thoroughly learned one or two first conjugation verbs (make up drills for yourself that make you change things rapidly until you can do it very quickly), adding vocabulary is ridiculously easy. You could add 10/week for three months and have 120 verbs under your belt and you’d be able to use them pretty effectively.

So that’s what I would recommend you do. Form, form, form: both shortcut and key.

But not everybody has the patience or stomach for this approach.

If not for personal experience, I would likely have scoffed at introducing children to the classics using comic books. However, my stepdad had a highly prized set of these that he allowed me to read when I was 12 or 13, and they made me hungry for the real things.

I don’t go for that.

So check out Harvey’s as a starting point.

Blessings!