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Praxeologische Kohärenz, Fokusabstand und die Strukturen des Bewisens

Translated title of the contribution: Praxeological Coherence, Focal Distance, and the Structures of Proving

Eric Livingston

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Abstract



One, if not the leading problem in studies of mathematicians' work is establishing the relationship between the intimate details of proving theorems and the larger structures of mathematical practice. By returning to the temporal experience of theorem proving, this paper illustrates the connections between the continual pursuit of 'focal distance' (the attempt to discover proof-specific proof-relevant gestalts of detail) and the praxeological coherence of provers' work.
Translated title of the contributionPraxeological Coherence, Focal Distance, and the Structures of Proving
Original languageGerman
Title of host publicationSozialität in Slow Motion: Theoretische und empirische Perspektiven. Festschrift für Jörg Bergmann
EditorsRuth Ayab, Christian Meyer
Place of PublicationWiesbaden, Germany
PublisherSpringer VS
Pages573-593
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9783531183466, 9783531190204
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Keywords

  • Sociological Methodology and Research Methods
  • Sociology and Social Studies of Science and Technology

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