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Social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics / Paul Ernest.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY series in science, technology, and societyPublication details: Albany : State University of New York Press, �1998.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 315 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0585075581
  • 9780585075587
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics.DDC classification:
  • 510/.1 21
LOC classification:
  • QA8.4 .E76 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
A critique of absolutism in the philosophy of mathematics -- Reconceptualizing the philosophy of mathematics -- Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics -- Lakatos's philosophy of mathematics -- The social construction of objective knowledge -- Conversation and rhetoric -- The social construction of subjective knowledge -- Social constructivism: evaluation and values.
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A critique of absolutism in the philosophy of mathematics -- Reconceptualizing the philosophy of mathematics -- Wittgenstein's philosophy of mathematics -- Lakatos's philosophy of mathematics -- The social construction of objective knowledge -- Conversation and rhetoric -- The social construction of subjective knowledge -- Social constructivism: evaluation and values.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-303) and index.

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