foundationalism
nounEtymology From foundational + -ism.
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Epistemology, Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
- A radical denial of foundationalism is offered by social constructivism (Ernest 1998 ), an approach that many researchers in mathematics education embrace.2008 March 21, Bernd Buldt, Benedikt Löwe, Thomas Müller, “Towards a New Epistemology of Mathematics”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 3, →DOI:
- Derived terms
- antifoundationalism, foundherentism, nonfoundationalism, postfoundationalism
- Related terms
- foundationalist