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 30-March-2010-Symposium-on-Mathematical-Practice-a
 nd-Cognition-Leicester-U-K-
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SUMMARY:Symposium on Mathematical Practice and Cog
 nition, Leicester, U.K.
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100329
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100330
LOCATION:Leicester, U.K.
DESCRIPTION:The belief that what mathematicians th
 ink and do is important to the philosophy of mathe
 matics is a relatively recent position. This focus
  on mathematical practice suggests that research i
 nto how mathematical definitions or axioms are mot
 ivated, representations changed, problems discover
 ed and explained, analogies formed between differe
 nt mathematical fields, etc., and how these proces
 ses grow out of biologically important competences
  in dealing effectively with rich and complex envi
 ronments, is relevant and necessary. This contrast
 s the traditional focus in philosophy on how mathe
 matics should be done, or the epistemological stat
 us of mathematical theorems. The new direction is 
 complemented by recent work in cognitive science o
 n the origin and development of mathematical ideas
 . Researchers are now working at all levels to inv
 estigate how people, from young babies up to profe
 ssionals and geniuses are able to perform differen
 t mathematical tasks.   With the new approach in t
 he philosophy of mathematics, and developments in 
 cognitive science of mathematics and embodied cogn
 ition, we feel that the time is ripe for interacti
 on between the fields. We hope to promote a sharin
 g of ideas and enable an atmosphere in which new c
 onnections and collaborations are forged.   For mo
 re information, see http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/
 apease/aisb10/home.html
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n      <p>The belief
  that what mathematicians think and do is importan
 t\n      to the philosophy of mathematics is a rel
 atively recent\n      position. This focus on math
 ematical practice suggests that\n      research in
 to how mathematical definitions or axioms are\n   
    motivated, representations changed, problems di
 scovered and\n      explained, analogies formed be
 tween different mathematical\n      fields, etc., 
 and how these processes grow out of biologically\n
       important competences in dealing effectively
  with rich and\n      complex environments, is rel
 evant and necessary. This contrasts\n      the tra
 ditional focus in philosophy on how mathematics sh
 ould be\n      done, or the epistemological status
  of mathematical\n      theorems. The new directio
 n is complemented by recent work in\n      cogniti
 ve science on the origin and development of mathem
 atical\n      ideas. Researchers are now working a
 t all levels to investigate\n      how people, fro
 m young babies up to professionals and geniuses\n 
      are able to perform different mathematical ta
 sks.\n      </p>\n      <p>With the new approach i
 n the philosophy of mathematics, and\n      develo
 pments in cognitive science of mathematics and emb
 odied\n      cognition, we feel that the time is r
 ipe for interaction between\n      the fields. We 
 hope to promote a sharing of ideas and enable an\n
       atmosphere in which new connections and coll
 aborations are\n      forged.\n      </p>\n    \n 
      <p>For more information, see\n        <a targ
 et="_blank" href="http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/ap
 ease/aisb10/home.html">http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.
 uk/apease/aisb10/home.html</a>\n      </p>\n    
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