Abstraction and Representation: Essays on the Cultural Evolution of Thinking

by Peter Damerow

Book Overview

This book deals with the development of thinking under different cultural conditions, focusing on the evolution of mathematical thinking in the history of science and education. Starting from Piaget's genetic epistemology, it provides a conceptual framework for describing and explaining the development of cognition by reflective abstractions from systems of actions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048146445
• ISBN13: 9789048146444
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"