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Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education

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Authors:
  1. Ole Skovsmose

    1. Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

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Part of the book series: Mathematics Education Library (MELI, volume 15)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 1-10

  3. Critique and Education

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 11-27

  4. Democracy and Education

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 28-41

  5. Mathematics — A Formatting Power?

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 42-58

  6. A Thematic Approach in Mathematics Education

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 59-78

  7. “Golfparken” and “Constructions”

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 79-96

  8. Reflective Knowing

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 97-124

  9. “Family Support in a Micro-Society”

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 125-140

  10. “Our Community”

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 141-154

  11. “Energy”

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 155-174

  12. Intentionality

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 175-195

  13. Knowing, An Epilogue

    • Ole Skovsmose
    Pages 196-209

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 210-246
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In Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell gives a description of different forms of suppression. We learn about the telescreens placed everywhere, through which it is possible for Big-Brother to watch the inhabitants of Oceania. However, it is not only important to control the activities of the inhabitants, it is important as well to control their thoughts, and the Thought Police are on guard. This is a very direct form of monitoring and control, but Orwell also outlines a more imperceptible and calculated line of thought control. In the Appendix to Nineteen Eighty-Four Orwell explains some struc­ tures of 'Newspeak', which is going to become the official language of Oceania. Newspeak is being developed by the Ministry of Truth, and this language has to substitute 'Oldspeak' (similar to standard English). Newspeak should fit with the official politics of Oceania ruled by the Ingsoc party: "The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of Ingsoc, but to make all other modes of thought impos­ sible. It was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all and Oldspeak forgotten, a heretical thought - that is, a thought diverging from the principles of Ingsoc - should be literally unthink­ able, at least as far as thought is dependent on words.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

    Ole Skovsmose

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education

  • Authors: Ole Skovsmose

  • Series Title: Mathematics Education Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3556-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1994

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2932-9Published: 30 June 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4425-9Published: 15 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3556-8Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-4921

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-983X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 246

  • Topics: Mathematics Education, Philosophy of Education

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