Paul Ernest
{{Short description|Philosopher}}
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| nationality = British
| fields = Philosophy of mathematics, Mathematics education
| workplaces = Exeter University
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Paul Ernest is a contributor to the social constructivist philosophy of mathematics.
Life
Paul Ernest is currently emeritus professor of the philosophy of mathematics education at University of Exeter, UK.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Paul Ernest {{!}} School of Education {{!}} University of Exeter |url=https://education.exeter.ac.uk/staff/profile/index.php?web_id=paul_ernest |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=education.exeter.ac.uk}} He is best known for his work on philosophical aspects of mathematics education, which includes establishing the subfield entitled the philosophy of mathematics education, and for his contributions to developing a social constructivist philosophy of mathematics. He is currently working on questions about ethics in mathematics.
References
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- Ernest, Paul; Social Constructivism as a Philosophy of Mathematics; Albany, New York: State University of New York Press, (1998) [https://books.google.com/books?id=IHm0sJ6VznQC&dq=Social+Constructivism+as+a+Philosophy+of+Mathematics&pg=PP1]
- Ernest, Paul; The Philosophy of Mathematics Education; London: RoutledgeFalmer, (1991) [https://books.google.com/books?id=fdnhKX0P45oC&dq=The+Philosophy+of+Mathematics+Education&pg=PP1]
External links
- [https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/pmej/ Paul Ernest's page] at Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal, the journal that he edits at School of Education, University of Exeter-publications, CV etc.
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- [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Paul-Ernest/e/B001K8D5B2/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Paul Ernest's page] at Amazon.com
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Category:Academics of the University of Exeter
Category:Scientists from New York City
Category:English mathematicians
Category:20th-century American mathematicians
Category:21st-century American mathematicians
Category:Philosophers of mathematics