Imre Lakatos

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Born:
Nov. 9, 1922
Died:
Feb. 2, 1974

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Imre Lakatos (UK: , US: ; Hungarian: Lakatos Imre [ˈlɒkɒtoʃ ˈimrɛ]; November 9, 1922 – February 2, 1974) was a Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science, known for his thesis of the fallibility of mathematics and its "methodology of proofs and refutations" in its pre-axiomatic stages of development, and also for introducing the concept of the "research programme" in his methodology of scientific research programmes.

Books by Imre Lakatos

Imre Lakatos: Proofs and refutations (1976, Cambridge University Press) 5 stars

Proofs and refutations

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Imre Lakatos: Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery (1991) 4 stars

Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

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Imre Lakatos, Paul Feyerabend: For and Against Method: Including Lakatos's Lectures on Scientific Method and the Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence (Paperback, 1999, University of Chicago Press) 3 stars

For and Against Method: Including Lakatos's Lectures on Scientific Method and the Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence

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Imre Lakatos, Paul Feyerabend: Sull'orlo della scienza (Paperback, Italian language, 1995, Raffaello Cortina) No rating

Sull'orlo della scienza

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Imre Lakatos: The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes (Paperback, Cambridge University Press) No rating

The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes

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Imre Lakatos: Mathematics, Science and Epistemology (Paperback, Cambridge University Press) No rating

Mathematics, Science and Epistemology

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