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On Mathematical Ways of Knowing

General Mathematics 2020-07-02 v1

Abstract

Mathematics is one of the ways our species makes sense of this world and I believe that it is inherent in our thinking machinery. The mathematics we do in turn is dependent on the way we view our universe and ourselves. Lakoff and Nunez [17] argue carefully and eloquently for a mathematics inherently based on human cognition. In this note I attempt to engage with the construct of mathematical cognition through the lens of humanistic mathematics.

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@article{arxiv.1904.07968,
  title  = {On Mathematical Ways of Knowing},
  author = {Gizem Karaali},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.07968},
  year   = {2020}
}

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rough draft, feedback and input welcome

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