scholarly journals The Cultural Challenge in Mathematical Cognition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sieghard Beller ◽  
Andrea Bender ◽  
Stephen Chrisomalis ◽  
Fiona Jordan ◽  
Karenleigh A. Overmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Mathematical Cognition ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Science History ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions

In their recent paper on “Challenges in mathematical cognition”, Alcock and colleagues (Alcock et al. [2016]. Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2, 20-41) defined a research agenda through 26 specific research questions. An important dimension of mathematical cognition almost completely absent from their discussion is the cultural constitution of mathematical cognition. Spanning work from a broad range of disciplines – including anthropology, archaeology, cognitive science, history of science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology – we argue that for any research agenda on mathematical cognition the cultural dimension is indispensable, and we propose a set of exemplary research questions related to it.

scholarly journals The cultural challenge in mathematical cognition

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 448-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sieghard Beller ◽  
Andrea Bender ◽  
Stephen Chrisomalis ◽  
Fiona M. Jordan ◽  
Karenleigh A. Overmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Numerical Cognition ◽  
Mathematical Cognition ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Science History ◽  
Specific Research ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions

In their recent paper on “Challenges in mathematical cognition”, Alcock and colleagues (Alcock et al. [2016]. Challenges in mathematical cognition: A collaboratively-derived research agenda. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 2, 20-41) defined a research agenda through 26 specific research questions. An important dimension of mathematical cognition almost completely absent from their discussion is the cultural constitution of mathematical cognition. Spanning work from a broad range of disciplines – including anthropology, archaeology, cognitive science, history of science, linguistics, philosophy, and psychology – we argue that for any research agenda on mathematical cognition the cultural dimension is indispensable, and we propose a set of exemplary research questions related to it.

The Sokal Affair in Context

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Hilgartner
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Science And Technology Studies ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Sociology Of Science ◽  
Science History ◽  
Central Lines ◽  
Technology Studies ◽  
History Of ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Social Scientific

The failure to consider the Sokal affair in light of other, related episodes has contributed to a wholesale misreading of its significance. The episode has often been offered as evidence for the bankruptcy of a broad and diverse collection offields, variously referred to as cultural studies of science, sociology of science, history of science, and science and technology studies. However, when viewed in context, the Sokal affair illustrates pre cisely why social scientific and humanistic studies of science are necessary. To develop this argument, the author explicitly compares Alan Sokal's experiment with a similar experiment, performed by William M. Epstein and published in this very journal. Comparing the research questions, methods, ethics, and reception of these two experi ments not only reveals the limitations of Sokal's critique but also shows that Sokal has unwittingly endorsed one of the central lines of research in science and technology studies.

scholarly journals The Body of Sound: Sounding out the History of Science

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holger Schulze
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
The Body ◽  
Western History ◽  
Science History ◽  
Hermann Von Helmholtz ◽  
Material Appearance ◽  
Long Time ◽  
History Of ◽  
Anthropology Of The Senses ◽  
Lower Material

Sound affects and pervades our body in a physical as well as a phenomenological sense: a notion that may sound fairly trivial today. But for a long time in Western history ‘sound’ was no scientific entity. It was looked upon merely as the lower, material appearance of truly higher forces: of more ephemeral, angel-, spirit- or godlike structures – and later of compositional knowledge. To be interested in sound was to be defamed as being unscientific, noncompositional, unmanly. Which steps were taken historically that gradually gave sound the character of a scientific entity? This article moves along recent science history: since the nineteenth century when the physicality of sound and later the corporeality of sonic experiences were first discovered and tentatively described. Exemplary studies from the science history of acoustics, musicology and anthropology of the senses are analysed and restudied – from Hermann von Helmholtz to Michel Serres. Even today, we may ask ourselves: What would an auditorily-founded research be like? Could there be a field of sensory research – via sensing sound?

Opening the Black Box: Cognitive Science and History of Science

Osiris ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 194-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Nersessian
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Science ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Black Box ◽  
History Of

scholarly journals (A)Historical Science

2015 ◽  
Vol 83 (12) ◽  
pp. 4460-4464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Casadevall ◽  
Ferric C. Fang
Keyword(s):  
History Of Science ◽  
Scientific Discovery ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Ethical Standards ◽  
Actual Process ◽  
Historical Science ◽  
Scientific Process ◽  
Science History ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
History Of

In contrast to many other human endeavors, science pays little attention to its history. Fundamental scientific discoveries are often considered to be timeless and independent of how they were made. Science and the history of science are regarded as independent academic disciplines. Although most scientists are aware of great discoveries in their fields and their association with the names of individual scientists, few know the detailed stories behind the discoveries. Indeed, the history of scientific discovery is sometimes recorded only in informal accounts that may be inaccurate or biased for self-serving reasons. Scientific papers are generally written in a formulaic style that bears no relationship to the actual process of discovery. Here we examine why scientists should care more about the history of science. A better understanding of history can illuminate social influences on the scientific process, allow scientists to learn from previous errors, and provide a greater appreciation for the importance of serendipity in scientific discovery. Moreover, history can help to assign credit where it is due and call attention to evolving ethical standards in science. History can make science better.

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