Intro -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theories in Mathematics Education as a Scientific Discipline -- 2.1 How to Understand Theories and How They Relate to Mathematics Education as a Scientific Discipline: A Discussion in the 1980s -- 2.2 Theories of Mathematics Education (TME): A Program for Developing Mathematics Education as a Scientific Discipline -- 2.3 Post-TME Period -- 3 Joachim Lompscher and His Activity Theory Approach Focusing on the Concept of Learning Activity and How It Influences Contemporary Research in Germany -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Conceptual Bases -- 3.3 Exemplary Applications of the Activity Theory -- 4 Signs and Their Use: Peirce and Wittgenstein -- 4.1 Introductory Remarks -- 4.2 Charles Sanders Peirce -- 4.3 Diagrams and Diagrammatic Thinking -- 4.4 Wittgenstein: Meaning as Use -- 4.5 Conclusion -- 5 Networking of Theories in the Tradition of TME -- 5.1 The Networking of Theories Approach -- 5.2 The Networking of Theories and the Philosophy of the TME Program -- 5.3 An Example of Networking the Two Theoretical Approaches -- 5.4 The Sign-Game View -- 5.5 The Learning Activity View -- 5.6 Comparison of Both Approaches -- 6 Summary and Looking Ahead -- References -- List of References -- List of References for Further Reading.

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