The Menousa

Mason, John and Watson, Anne (2009). The Menousa. For the Learning of Mathematics, 29(2), pp. 33–38.

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Abstract

While Socrates and Meno are discussing the nature of knowledge through considering the square-root of two with one of Meno's slaves, their wives are discussing the nature of knowledge through considering the square-root of three with one of the slave girls, using a diagram based on Raphael's 'The School of Athens' being contemplated by Euclid.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Copyright Holders:	2009 Unknown
ISSN:	0228-0671
Academic Unit/Department:	Mathematics, Computing and Technology > Mathematics and Statistics
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET)
Item ID:	22702
Depositing User:	Sara Griffin
Date Deposited:	15 Sep 2010 14:52
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2012 15:28
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/22702

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