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Download full textElgin, Catherine Z. – 1980
The popular stereotypical view of facts as absolute entities and values as relative entities needs to be rejected, for it stifles understanding of both fact and value. The two are inextricably intertwined: the demarcation of facts rests squarely on considerations of values; evaluations are infused with considerations of fact. A category scheme…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Classification, Ethics, Logic
Direct linkPinel, Adrian – Mathematics Teaching, 2002
This article was written as a result of the author reading "MT177," a special issue dedicated to the teaching of "proof" in mathematics. He used the ideas in this special issue for planning his session "mathematical reasoning and proof," which was part of a weekend course for primary trainees. It consisted of three activities: (1) How many…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Classification, Mathematical Logic, Validity
