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Yenealem Ayalew

philosophy of mathematics education

2020

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words:- imagination , mathematics , mathematics education , philosophy

The essence of Mathematics is inclusively concerned with arguments on whether or not: (i) mathematics is invented or discovered; (ii) the existence of mathematical entities and objects; and (iii) the truthness of mathematical discourse. On the other hand, the philosophy of Mathematics Education covers: the status of Mathematics Education as knowledge field; the understanding of, and the meaning we attribute to, mathematics and its nature; purposes and meanings of teaching and learning mathematics; and the relationship between mathematics and society. In this article, I argue that “imagination” is an interconnected concept and a potential sub-domain of Mathematics Education.