Mathematical knowledge and the interplay of practices / José Ferreiro
Material type: TextPrinceton : Princeton University Press, 2Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and whContent type:- text
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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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