On possibilities of mathematical activities from the history of mathematics

Jean-Francois Maheux, Laboratoire Épistémologie et Activité Mathématique, Université du Québec à Montréal

2022
Section : Reactions



Proulx’s reading of Kline’s historical analysis can be seen to articulate different types of goals for doing mathematics. In this adjacent piece, I complement some aspects of this conceptualisation by drawing attention to yet “other kinds” of mathematics.


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On possibilities of mathematical activities from the history of mathematics