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ERIC Number: EJ649623
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
Natural and Formal Infinities.
Tall, David
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v48 n2-3 p199-238 2001
The construction of both natural and formal infinities are products of human thought and may be considered in terms of embodied cognition. Forwards the viewpoint that formal deduction focuses as far as possible on formal logic in preference to perceptual imagery, developing a network of formal properties that do not depend on specific embodiments. (Author/MM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue: Infinity--The Never-Ending Struggle.