"What does 'critical mathematics education' mean? This is the essential question in Towards a Philosophy of Critical Mathematics Education. The question is approached as a clarification of notions such as: crises, democracy, the Vicoparadox, mathematical formatting, reflective knowing, learning as action, personal fatalism and underground intentions. For this purpose references are made to project organised mathematics education carried out in primary and secondary school." "The meaning of 'critical mathematics education' is presented as crucial for every educational theory. If humanity is submerged into technology and if modern technology to a great extent is constituted by mathematics, the implicit and explicit functions of mathematics education become of general importance. This is a basic assumption in the book."--BOOK JACKET.