Relatively and Philosophically Earnest Festschrift in Honor of Paul Ernest's 65th Birthday (Hc)

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Relatively and Philosophically Earnest Festschrift in Honor of Paul Ernest's 65th Birthday (Hc)

Vydavateľstvo: Information Age Publishing
Rok vydania: 2009
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781607522416

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O knihe

A Volume in The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast:
Monograph Series in Mathematics Education
Series Editor Bharath Sriraman, The University of Montana
Paul Ernest's name is synonymous with social constructivism as a philosophy of
mathematics. His contributions to mathematics education have occurred at a very
fundamental level and to an extent shaped theory development in this field. His
research addresses fundamental questions about the nature of mathematics and how it
relates to teaching, learning and society. For the last three decades Paul has been a
prolific scholar who has published in a wide array of topics such as the relationship
between the philosophy of mathematics and mathematics education, and more
generally the philosophy of mathematics education, ethics and values in mathematics education, and the philosophy of
research methodology.
The title of this Festschrift is meant to be a pun to convey the sometimes relativistic dimension to mathematical certainty
that Paul argued for in developing his philosophy, and also a play on words for the fact that absolute "earnestness" may
perhaps be a Platonic construct, and not possible in the realm of language and human discourse! Paul Ernest's scholarly
evolution and life can best be summarized in the words of Walt Whitman "Do I contradict myself? Very well then I
contradict myself" (I am large, I contain multitudes). Indeed his presence has been
large and multitudinous and this Festschrift celebrates his 65th Birthday with
numerous contributions coming from the mathematics, philosophy and mathematics
education communities around the world.