Abstract:The aim of this discussion group was to put contemporary philosophy to work (cf. Cobb, 2007). Inferentialism is an example of contemporary philosophy (Brandom, 2000) that increasingly receives interest in mathematics and statistics education. It can be considered an orienting framework that provides epistemological foundations for conceptualizing and analyzing knowledge, learning, communication, and reasoning in the fields of mathematics and statistics. Inferentialism avoids a representationalist perspective … Show more
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