Abstract
In this paper, we discuss conceptions of “time” and historical changes of them. We analyze how these conceptions construct a social way of being, by education. We conclude the need for History of Mathematical Education researches about the use of the “time” in both educational laws and teaching of Mathematics. Our main references are Norbert Elias (1998)ELIAS, N. Sobre o tempo. Rio de Janeiro: Jorge Zahar Ed., 1998., Michel Foucault (1993)FOUCAULT, M. Vigiar e Punir. Tradução de Ligia M. P. Vassallo. 10. ed. Petrópolis: Ed. Vozes, 1993., Jacques Le Goff (1995)LE GOFF, J. A civilização do ocidente medieval. 2. ed. Lisboa: Ed. Estampa, 1995. v. 1. and Edward Thompson (1998)THOMPSON, E. P. Costumes em comum. São Paulo: Cia das Letras, 1998..
Key-words:
Time; Philosophy; History; Education; Mathematics
Fonte: Francisco Goya (c. 1820) / Museu do Prado