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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 ]
Mathematics for social justice often overlaps with other approaches to mathematics education, the practice and research of mathematics, including ethics in mathematics [9] and ethnomathematics. [10] Common to these approaches is that they can be understood as a sociopolitical turn in mathematics.
Marian P. Roque is a Filipina mathematician. She was the president of the Mathematical Society of the Philippines, [1] a professor in the Institute of Mathematics of the University of the Philippines Diliman, [2] and former Director of the Institute of Mathematics. [3]
"The mathematics implicit in each practice". [6] "The study of mathematical ideas of a non-literate culture". [7] "The codification which allows a cultural group to describe, manage and understand reality". [8] "Mathematics…is conceived as a cultural product which has developed as a result of various activities". [9]
It publishes a Bulletin Matimyas Matematika and runs an annual convention in May, both devoted to mathematical research and educational issues. It is also involved in training a team to represent the Philippines at the International Mathematical Olympiad , selected from the twenty national finalists from the Philippine Mathematical Olympiad who ...
The Philosophy of Mathematics Education Journal is a peer-reviewed open-access academic journal published and edited by Paul Ernest (University of Exeter). It publishes articles relevant to the philosophy of mathematics education , a subfield of mathematics education that often draws in issues from the philosophy of mathematics .
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 ...
Since his return to the Philippines in 1970 after graduate studies abroad, Nebres has worked on three major areas: teaching and development of mathematics and science in the Philippines and in Southeast Asia; administration in the university and in the Jesuit Order; and leadership in the socio-political concerns of the Philippines during the ...