Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics

Albany, NY, USA: State University of New York Press (1997)
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Extends the ideas of social constructivism to the philosophy of mathematics, developing a powerful critique of traditional absolutist conceptions of mathematics, and proposing a reconceptualization of the philosophy of mathematics

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