We extend Langdon Winner's idea that artifacts have politics into the realm of mathematics. To do so, we first provide a list of examples showing the existence of mathematical artifacts that have politics. In the second step, we provide an argument that shows that all mathematical artifacts have politics. We conclude by showing the implications for embedding ethics into mathematical curricula. We show how acknowledging that mathematical artifacts have politics can help mathematicians design better exercises for their mathematics students.
翻译:我们拓展了兰登·温纳关于制品具有政治属性的观点,并将其应用于数学领域。为此,我们首先列举了一系列实例,证明存在具有政治属性的数学制品。其次,我们提出了一种论证,表明所有数学制品都具有政治属性。最后,我们探讨了将伦理嵌入数学课程的意义,并展示了承认数学制品具有政治属性如何帮助数学教师为学生设计更优的教学练习。