CFA "Mathematical Ability", Utrecht (The Netherlands), 15-17 Apr 2019

[Jan Broersen]

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Final Call for Abstracts

Conference on the Practice, Logic and Philosophy of Mathematical Ability

Date: April 15 - 17, 2019
Location: Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (exact location 
to be announced)

*** Deadline: February 12, 2019 ***
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Conference on the Practice, Logic and Philosophy of Mathematical Ability

https://digtep.sites.uu.nl/2018/10/24/conference-on-mathematical-ability/

In most scientific disciplines, inquiries into mathematical cognition have
focused on the end product of mathematical activity: what makes a
mathematical statement true, and how do we acquire the knowledge that a
mathematical statement is true? However, with recent E-approaches to
cognition (Extended, Embodied, Embedded, Enactive, Enculturated cognition)
on the rise, this focus is shifting towards the process of mathematical
activity: what is it to have mathematical ability, and how do we acquire
the knowledge how to do mathematics? These questions are informed by the
various E-approaches to cognition: our bodies, our technology, our
environment - both offline and online - our practices, our culture, our
education, and our interactional history might all have some role to play
in our mathematical ability and the development thereof. How mathematical
cognition is shaped by these factors is a broad question that warrants an
interdisciplinary approach.

For this conference, we invite scholars from various fields, including but
not limited to philosophy, logic, AI, cognitive (neuro)science, and
education studies, to submit proposals (of 250 words) for short talks (30
minutes, plus 10 minutes Q&A) on the following questions:

- What is it to do mathematics; what is it to have a mathematical ability;
what is mathematical know-how?
- How do children learn mathematics; how do they acquire mathematical
know-how?
- How can we capture, in a logical formalism, the ability to do mathematics?
- What role does our body play in our mathematical ability and the
development thereof?
- How can we improve the methods by which embodied and embedded
mathematical know-how is acquired, and can we design (digital) tools for
this purpose?
- How can interaction with digital tools improve mathematical abilities?

Confirmed keynote speakers:
- Dor Abrahamson, University of California, Berkeley, USA
- Elizabeth de Freitas, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK
- Karim Zahidi, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Luis Radford, School of Education Sciences at Laurentian University in
Ontario, Canada
- Alfred Nordmann, Institut für Philosophie, Technische Universität
Darmstadt, Germany
- Valentin Goranko, Department of Philosophy, Stockholm University, Sweden

To submit your proposal or to register for the conference, please go
to 
https://fd21.formdesk.com/universiteitutrecht-beta/Conference_Mathematical_Ability
.

- The DigTEp team