In 1996 when I became a professor at the Royal Danish School of Educational Studies in Denmark, I was invited to give a lecture to a large group of mathematics teachers. As it happened, I did not have much time to prepare my presentation, but I felt confident that it would all come out well. I do not remember the exact title of the lecture, bu…
Mathematics is an activity—something we do—not just something inert that we study. This rich collection begins from that premise to explore the various social influences, institutional forces and lived realities that shape and mould the study and practice of mathematics, and are moulded by it in turn. These twenty-one essays explore questions of mathematics as a topic of philosophy, but als…
This ICME-13 Topical Survey is designed to provide an overview of contemporaryresearch in the philosophy of mathematics education. This is a broad cluster ofoverlapping but at times disparate themes. In thefirst instance, this publicationexposes some of the problems and questions in mathematics education that thephilosophy of mathematics education clarifies, illuminates and sometimes helps toso…