Math Worlds: Philosophical and Social Studies of Mathematics and Mathematics Education (SUNY Series in Science, Technology, and Society) - Softcover

 
9780791413302: Math Worlds: Philosophical and Social Studies of Mathematics and Mathematics Education (SUNY Series in Science, Technology, and Society)
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ISBN 10: 0791413306 ISBN 13: 9780791413302
Verlag: State University of New York Press, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

An international group of distinguished scholars brings a variety of resources to bear on the major issues in the study and teaching of mathematics, and on the problem of understanding mathematics as a cultural and social phenomenon. All are guided by the notion that our understanding of mathematical knowledge must be grounded in and reflect the realities of mathematical practice.

Chapters on the philosophy of mathematics illustrate the growing influence of a pragmatic view in a field traditionally dominated by platonic perspectives. In a section on mathematics, politics, and pedagogy, the emphasis is on politics and values in mathematics education. Issues addressed include gender and mathematics, applied mathematics and social concerns, and the reflective and dialogical nature of mathematical knowledge. The concluding section deals with the history and sociology of mathematics, and with mathematics and social change. Contributors include Philip J. Davis, Helga Jungwirth, Nel Noddings, Yehuda Rav, Michael D. Resnik, Ole Skovsmose, and Thomas Tymoczko.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sal Restivo is Professor of Sociology and Science Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of The Social Relations of Physics, Mysticism, and Mathematics; The Sociological Worldview; Mathematics in Society and History; and Science, Society, and Values: Toward a Sociology of Objectivity. Jean Paul Van Bendegem is Professor of Philosophy and Logic at Vrije Universiteit in Brussels, and editor of the journal Philosophica. He is the author of Finite, Empirical Mathematics: Outline of a Model, and co-editor of Theory and Experiment. Roland Fischer is University Professor of Mathematics at Interuniversitares Forschungsinstitut fur Ferstudien in Klagenfurt, Austria. He is co-author of Mensch und Mathematik, and founder of the Journal of Mathematik-Didaktik.

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Verlag
State University of New York Press
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0791413306
ISBN 13 
9780791413302
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
310
Herausgeber
Restivo Sal
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