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Mathematical knowledge and the interplay of practices /

Ferreirós Domínguez, José,

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This work presents a new approach to the epistemology of mathematics by viewing mathematics as a human activity whose knowledge is intimately linked with practice. Charting an exciting new direction in the philosophy of mathematics, the text uses the crucial idea of a continuum to provide an account of the development of mathematical knowledge that reflects the actual experience of doing math and makes sense of the perceived objectivity of mathematical resu

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9781400874002 (ebook) : No price


Mathematics--Philoso
Knowledge, Theory

QA8.4

510.1