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Understanding in mathematics: The case of mathematical proofs.

Although understanding is the object of a growing literature in epistemology and the philosophy of science, only few studies have concerned understanding in mathematics. This essay offers an account of a fundamental form of mathematical understanding: proof understanding. The account builds on a sim...

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Published in:Nous (0029-4624) Vol. 58; no. 4; pp. 1073 - 1107
Main Authors: Hamami, Yacin, Morris, Rebecca Lea
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Dec2024
Subjects:
Mathematical proofs
Philosophy of science
Agency theory
Mathematical forms
Philosophical literature
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost