The nature of mathematics: Towards a soc
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Paul Ernest
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Article
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1992
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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Two dichotomies in the philosophy of mathematics are discussed: the prescriptive--descriptive distinction, and the process-product distinction. By focusing on prescriptive matters, and on mathematics as a product, standard philosophy of mathematics has overlooked legitimate and pedagogically rewardi