The Philosophy of Mathematics Education - 9781850006664

Taylor & Francis

First published in 1991. What is mathematics, and how can we account for its nature? What philosophies of mathematics have been developed? What philosophical assumptions, possibly implicit, underpin the learning of mathematics? What are the aims of mathematics education and are they valid? What philosophical assumptions, possibly implicit, does mathematics teaching rest on? This study looks at these questions on the philosophy of mathematics. > Introduction, Rationale, The Philosophy of Mathematics Education Part 1 The Philosophy of Mathematics 1 A Critique of Absolutist Philosophies of Mathematics 2 The Philosophy of Mathematics Reconceptualized 3 Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics 4 Social Constructivism and Subjective Knowledge 5 The Parallels of Social Constructivism Part 2 The Philosophy of Mathematics Education 6 Aims and Ideologies of Mathematics Education 7 Groups with Utilitarian Ideologies 8 Groups with Purist Ideologies 9 The Social Change Ideology of y