Early numerical cognition and mathematical processes

Theoria : An International Journal for Theory, History and Fundations of Science 33 (2):285-304 (2018)
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Abstract

In this paper I study the development of arithmetical cognition with the focus on metaphorical thinking. In an approach developing on Lakoff and Núñez, I propose one particular conceptual metaphor, the Process → Object Metaphor, as a key element in understanding the development of mathematical thinking.

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