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Perspectives on the Nature of Mathematics
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Norton, Anderson – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2018
As mathematics educators, we teach and research a particular form of knowledge. However, in reacting to Platonic views of mathematics, we often overlook its unique characteristics. This paper presents a Kantian and Piagetian perspective that defines mathematics as a product of psychology. This perspective, based in human activity, unites…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Definitions, Mathematics Education, Piagetian Theory