Towards a Darwinian approach to mathematics

Foundations of Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 157-196

  De Cruz, Helen ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal cognition; Cognitive archaeology; Cognitive science; Evolution; Philosophy of mathematics

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL COGNITION; COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; EVOLUTION; PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS;

BIOLOGY; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; HISTORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645049303     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10699-004-5916-z     Document Type: Review

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