Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics
Author:   Paul Ernest
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791435878


Pages:   315
Publication Date:   25 November 1997
Format:   Hardback
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Extends the ideas of social constructivism to the philosophy of mathematics, developing a powerful critique of traditional absolutist conceptions of mathematics, and proposing a reconceptualization of the philosophy of mathematics.

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Author:   Paul Ernest
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780791435878


ISBN 10:   0791435873
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   25 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Critique of Absolutism in the Philosophy of Mathematics 2. Reconceptualizing the Philosophy of Mathematics 3. Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics 4. Lakatos's Philosophy of Mathematics 5. The Social Construction of Objective Knowledge 6. Conversation and Rhetoric 7. The Social Construction of Subjective Knowledge 8. Social Constructivism: Evaluation and Values Bibliography Index

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The scholarship is extensive and deep and the conclusions are convincing. This book contains the best presentation I have read for the social constructivist position on the philosophy of mathematics. -- Philip J. Davis, Brown University


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Paul Ernest is Reader in Mathematics Education, School of Education, University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. He is editor of Mathematics Teaching: The State of the Art; Mathematics, Education and Philosophy: An International Perspective; Constructing Mathematical Knowledge: Epistemology and Mathematics Education; and author of The Philosophy of Mathematics Education.

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