Philosophy of Mathematical Practice — Motivations, Themes and Prospects. Issue 1 (12th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Jessica
• Is Part Of: Philosophia Mathematica. Volume 27:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 32
• Publication Date: 2019-02-12
• Subjects: Mathematics -- Philosophy -- Periodicals; Wiskunde; Filosofische aspecten; Mathematics -- Philosophy; Periodicals; 510.105
• DOI: 10.1093/philmat/nkz002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-8019

Abstract

ABSTRACT: A number of examples of studies from the field 'The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice' (PMP) are given. To characterise this new field, three different strands are identified: an agent-based, a historical, and an epistemological PMP. These differ in how they understand 'practice' and which assumptions lie at the core of their investigations. In the last part a general framework, capturing some overall structure of the field, is proposed.