Abstract

Everyone makes many important decisions in one's life and these decisions are the result of one's thinking. However, in many critical situations one cannot find a solution. The paper deals with the importance of teaching logic in mathematics for the human individual to be able to make ethically correct decisions. The mathematical formalism can simplify thinking and thus achieve the proper conclusion. Teaching logic can help humans learn the basic rules of logical reasoning. Mathematics is essentially a universal language of physics and technology but it can also be a language of communication in ethics. The unambiguity of mathematics could be used to solve many controversial ethical issues in the application of new scientific knowledge.

Highlights

  • Human beings are the only species that act rationally in a conscious way, are able to derive new knowledge from known ones, are able to anticipate and plan their actions

  • Mathematics is often considered the queen of all sciences

  • There is a large space for the formation of a correct students’ attitude towards mathematics. If they realise that they do not learn mathematics to know how to solve the complex equations, but the real reason for learning mathematics is that it will assist them in dealing with life’s challenges. This point of view will change their attitude towards mathematics

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Introduction

Human beings are the only species that act rationally in a conscious way, are able to derive new knowledge from known ones, are able to anticipate and plan their actions. Developing of thinking is the preparation for their future adult life, where they are expected to make responsible and correct decisions These decisions are more or less connected to human being and carry within themselves an ethical dimension. Omnibus project, and as an 18-year old boy he constructed a calculating machine for finance officers in his fathers office The example of this well-known mathematician can illustrate the impact of mathematics education to his way of thinking. He developed the strength not of muscles but of his mind thanks to the study. In the second part we focus on the preventive role of mathematics to the most common errors leading to incorrect attitude or decision

The contribution of mathematics when considering the problem
A healthy common sense is not always enough
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