Description
This book proves a philosophy of mathematics that resonates with critical mathematics education. It draws attention to the social complexities that characterise the period of Modernity including the extreme exploitation of manual workers and their families, brutal forms of colonisations, trading of slaves, and the formation of racist ideologies. It portrays Modernity as a period of contradictions and highlights that mathematics makes part of these contradictions. The text interprets mathematics as being indefinite, seeing mathematics as making part of ongoing human constructions. It outlines a performative interpretation of mathematics, portraying mathematics as intrinsically connected to actions. Any kind of action, including mathematics-based actions, calls for ethical considerations, and this brings any mathematical practice, being in research, application, or education, to face ethical challenges. It illustrates with examples how a critical philosophy of mathematics can come to make integral part of classroom practices.
Book Information
ISBN 9783031713743
Author Ole Skovsmose
Format Hardback
Page Count 260
Imprint Springer International Publishing AG
Publisher Springer International Publishing AG
