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Social constructivism as a philosophy of mathematics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ernest, Paul
Corporate Author: NetLibrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [1998]
Series:SUNY series in science, technology, and society.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Philosophy.
Constructivism (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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.