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The philosophy of mathematics education

by Paul Ernest · 1991

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Although many agree that all teaching rests on a theory of knowledge, this is an in-depth exploration of the philosophy of mathematics for education, building on the work of Lakatos and Wittgenstein.

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adult
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medium · 329 pages

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