Social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics /

The book offers novel analyses of the important but under-recognized contributions of Wittgenstein and Lakatos to the philosophy of mathematics. Building on their ideas, it develops a theory of mathematical knowledge and its relation to the social context. It offers an original theory of mathematica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ernest, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©1998.
Colección:SUNY series in science, technology, and society.
Temas:
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Constructivism (Philosophy)
Mathématiques > Philosophie.
Constructivisme (Philosophie)
MATHEMATICS > History & Philosophy.
Mathematics > Philosophy
Konstruktivismus > Philosophie
Mathematik
Matemática (filosofia)
Constructivisme (philosophie)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A critique of absolutism in the philosophy of mathematics
  • Reconceptualizing the philosophy of mathematics
  • Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics
  • Lakatos's philosophy of mathematics
  • The social construction of objective knowledge
  • Conversation and rhetoric
  • The social construction of subjective knowledge
  • Social constructivism: evaluation and values.

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