ABSTRACT

This book provides a panorama of complimentary and forward looking perspectives on the learning of mathematics and epistemology from some of the leading contributors to the field. It explores constructivist and social theories of learning, and discusses the role of the computer in the light of these theories. It brings analyses from psychoanalysis, Hermeneutics and other perspectives to bear on the issues of mathematics and learning. It enquires into the nature of enquiry itself, and an important emergent theme is the role of language. Finally it relates the history of mathematics to its teaching and learning. The book both surveys current research and indicates orientations for fruitful work in the future.

part |3 pages

Part 2 Psychology, Epistemology and Hermeneutics

chapter 10|10 pages

On Interpretation

chapter 11|7 pages

Potential Space and Mathematical Reality

chapter 13|22 pages

The Myth of Mathematics

part |4 pages

Part 3 Enquiry in Mathematics Education