HUMATH (Humanizing Mathematical Knowledge)
Workshop: Philosophy of Mathematical Practice Meets Mathematics Education
Linguistics & Philosophy IUSS Center
 

27 November 2025 – 10:00-13:00
Sala Riunioni, Palazzo del Broletto

10:00-10:10: Welcome and introduction by Silvia De Toffoli
10:10-10:30: Lorenzo Gandolfi (IUSS Pavia)
The Philosophy of Mathematical Practice: the Case of Reductio Proof
10:30-10:50: Annachiara Barone (Università di Bolzano)
But you can see it, I can't explain why! Exploring the role of Semiotics in
Argumentation and Proof in Mathematics Education
11:00- 11:20: Laura Branchetti (Università di Milano)
Representations and Their Role in Argumentation and Proof in
Infinitesimal Calculus: a Didactical Perspective
11:20- 11:40: Sara Gagliani Caputo (Università di Milano)
Mathematical Reasoning as a Social Practice: the Case of Argumentation
and Proof at Secondary School
12:00-13:00: Round Table with Annachiara Barone, Laura Branchetti, Sara
Gagliani Caputo, Silvia De Toffoli, Lorenzo Gandolfi, Tommaso Peripoli.

Funded by: FIS2 Humanizing Mathematical Knowledge: Fallibility, Technology, Know-
How (FIS-04053, PI: De Toffoli) - CUP I53C24003170001.

Organizers: Silvia De Toffoli and Andrea Sereni.