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ERIC Number: EJ633512
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0926-7220
Ontological Convictions and Epistemological Obstacles in Bolzano's Elementary Geometry.
Waldegg, Guillermina
Science and Education, v10 n4 p409-18 Jul 2001
Explains the two ontological convictions that played the role of epistemological obstacle for Bolzano, a contemporary of the founders of non-Euclidean geometry. Forms part of the body of work aimed at identifying obstacles in the history of mathematics in order to confront them with obstacles to learning and to establish their epistemological character. (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Epistemology, Geometry, Higher Education, Mathematics History, Mathematics Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Euclidean Geometry; Ontology