Mathematizing as a virtuous practice: different narratives and their consequences for mathematics education and society.
There are different narratives on mathematics as part of our world, some of which are more appropriate than others. Such narratives might be of the form 'Mathematics is useful', 'Mathematics is beautiful', or 'Mathematicians aim at theorem-credit'. These narratives play a crucial role in mathematics...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 199; no. 1/2; pp. 3405 - 3430 |
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