Explanation and Proof in Mathematics Philosophical and Educational Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hanna, Gila (Editor), Jahnke, Hans Niels (Editor), Pulte, Helmut (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Subjects: Education.; Philosophy and social sciences.; Mathematics.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Learning & Instruction.; Popular Science in Education.; Mathematics, general.; Mathematics Education.; Philosophy of Education.

In the four decades since Imre Lakatos declared mathematics a "quasi-empirical science," increasing attention has been paid to the process of proof and argumentation in the field -- a development paralleled by the rise of computer technology and the mounting interest in the logical underpi...