Numerical Origins: The Critical Questions

Abstract Four perspectives on numerical origins are examined. The nativist model sees numbers as an aspect of numerosity, the biologically endowed ability to appreciate quantity that humans share with other species. linguistic a function language. embodied conceptual metaphors informed by physical experience and expressed in Finally, extended outcomes cognitive system includes material forms constitutive components. If be found, each perspective must address one or more critical questions will require working across discipline boundaries.