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2. Ethics in mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Ethics in mathematics is an emerging field of applied ethics, the inquiry into ethical aspects of the practice and applications of mathematics. It deals with the professional responsibilities of mathematicians whose work influences decisions with major consequences, such as in law, finance, the military, and environmental science . [ 1 ]

3. Paul Ernest - Wikipedia

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   Paul Ernest is currently emeritus professor of the philosophy of mathematics education at University of Exeter, UK. [1] He is best known for his work on philosophical aspects of mathematics education and his contributions to developing a social constructivist philosophy of mathematics. He is currently working on questions about ethics in ...

4. Mathematics for social justice - Wikipedia

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   Some of its opponents use this to argue against mathematics for social justice because it would necessarily come at the expense of teaching mathematical knowledge. [16] Eric Gutstein's book Rethinking Mathematics has been said to calculate controversy [17] and to unnecessarily bring partisan politics into mathematics. The criticism is shared ...

5. Ethical calculus - Wikipedia

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   A formal philosophy of ethical calculus is a development in the study of ethics, combining elements of natural selection, self-organizing systems, emergence, and algorithm theory. According to ethical calculus, the most ethical course of action in a situation is an absolute, but rather than being based on a static ethical code, the ethical code ...

6. Ethnomathematics - Wikipedia

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   In mathematics education, ethnomathematics is the study of the relationship between mathematics and culture. [1] Often associated with "cultures without written expression", [2] it may also be defined as "the mathematics which is practised among identifiable cultural groups". [3]

7. Weapons of Math Destruction - Wikipedia

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   Weapons of Math Destruction is a 2016 American book about the societal impact of algorithms, written by Cathy O'Neil. It explores how some big data algorithms are increasingly used in ways that reinforce preexisting inequality. It was longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction but did not make it through the shortlist.

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9. Philosophy of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Western philosophies of mathematics go as far back as Pythagoras, who described the theory "everything is mathematics" (mathematicism), Plato, who paraphrased Pythagoras, and studied the ontological status of mathematical objects, and Aristotle, who studied logic and issues related to infinity (actual versus potential).