Mathematics education

Engineering

Philosophy

Pure mathematics

Field (mathematics)

Telecommunications

Core (optical fiber)

Computer science

Management science

Psychology

Mathematics

Epistemology

Sociology

Mathematical practice

Engineering ethics

Philosophia Mathematica

A number of examples of studies from the field ‘The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice’ (PMP) are given. To characterise this new field, three different strands are identified: an agent-based, a historical, and an epistemological PMP. These differ in how they understand ‘practice’ and which assumptions lie at the core of their investigations. In the last part a general framework, capturing some overall structure of the field, is proposed.

Philosophy of Mathematical Practice — Motivations, Themes and Prospects†