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Relatively and philosophically earnest : festschrift in honor of Paul Ernest's 65th birthday /

Paul Ernest's name is synonymous with social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics. His contributions to mathematics education have occurred at a very fundamental level and to an extent shaped theory development in this field. His research addresses fundamental questions about the natur...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Sriraman, Bharath, Goodchild, Simon, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlotte, NC : Information Age Pub., ©2009.
Colección:Montana mathematics enthusiast.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Socially (re) constructing Paul Ernest / Bharath Sriraman
  • Listen to your supervisor! / Simon Goodchild
  • New winds blowing in applied mathematics / Philip J. Davis
  • Tensions between mathematics, the sciences, and philosophy / Jean Paul Van Bendegem
  • The analytic/synthetic distinction in Kant and Bolzano / Michael Otte
  • Aesthetics and creativity : an exploration of the relationships between the constructs / Astrid Brinkmann and Bharath Sriraman
  • The mathematical state of the world : explorations into the characteristics of mathematical descriptions / Ole Ravn Christensen, Ole Skovsmose, and Keiko Yasukawa
  • Humor in e(a)rnest / Stephen I. Brown
  • The human condition, mathematics, and mathematics education / Ubiratan D'Ambrosio
  • On field(ing) knowledge / Sharon Friesen and David W. Jardine
  • [title in Japanese] / Paul Dowling
  • Geometry : tales of elegance and love / Tim Rowland
  • Needs versus demands : some ideas on what it means to know mathematics in society / Tine Wedege
  • New technologies in the classroom : towards a semiotic analysis / Ferdinando Arzarello.