Externalists such as Penrose tend to be what toward ethnomathematics?
AIts founders
BIts funders
CMajor critics
DSilent observers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Major critics
1. Externalists see mathematics as culture-free.
2. That view conflicts with the idea that mathematics is tied to culture.
3. Hence they tend to be major critics of ethnomathematics.
_Source: Wikipedia, Ethnomathematics, The philosophy and cultural nature of mathematics_
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