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Imre Lakatos (1922–1974)

Author of Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

26+ Works 1,161 Members 13 Reviews 2 Favorited

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Includes the names: I. Lakatos, Lakatos Imre, Imre Lakatos, ed. Imre Lakatos, ed. Imre Lakatos, Imray Lakatos (ed), Imre Lakatos editor

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Lakatos's Philosophical Papers

Biblioteka Współczesnych Filozofów

Works by Imre Lakatos

Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery (1976) 418 copies, 4 reviews

Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge: Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science,… (1970) — Editor — 352 copies, 4 reviews

The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes (1978) 135 copies, 1 review

For and Against Method: Including Lakatos's Lectures on Scientific Method and the Lakatos-Feyerabend Correspondence (1995) 118 copies, 2 reviews

Mathematics, Science and Epistemology (1978) 83 copies, 1 review

Historia de la Ciencia y sus reconstrucciones racionales (Filosofía - Filosofía y Ensayo) (Spanish Edition) (1998) 14 copies

Problems in the philosophy of science (1968) 8 copies, 1 review

Essays in memory of Imre Lakatos (1976) — Festschrift — 8 copies

Problems in the Philosophy of Mathematics: Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the Philosophy of Science,… (1967) 6 copies

Falsificação e metodologia dos programas de investigação cientifica 2 copies

The problem of inductive logic (2014) 2 copies

La crítica y la metodología de programas científicos de investigación (1901) 1 copy

Inductive Logic 1 copy

Escritos filosóficos (2002) 1 copy

falsificação e metodologia dos programas de investigação científica 1 copy

History of Science and Its Rational Reconstructions 1 copy

The Problem of Inductive Logic: Proceedings of the International Colloquium in the philosophy of Science, london, 1965,… 1 copy

Criticism and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programs from the Meeting of the Aristotelian Society Oct. 28,… 1 copy

A lógica do descobrimento matemático: provas e refutações 1 copy

Die Methodologie der wissenschaftlichen Forschungsprogramme (1982) 1 copy

Pisma z filozofii nauk empirycznych (1995) 1 copy

Changes in the Problem of Inductive Logic (The Problem of Inductive Logic) 1 copy

Critica della ragione scientifica: metodo e valutazione nelle scienze fisiche 1 copy

Lakatos Imre tudományfilozófiai írásai (1997) 1 copy

Villamosipari anyag- és gyártásismeret 1 copy

história da ciência e suas reconstruções racionais 1 copy

Associated Works

Against Method (1975) — Translator, some editions — 1,495 copies, 20 reviews

Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues (1998) — Contributor — 308 copies, 2 reviews

New Directions in the Philosophy of Mathematics (1985) — Contributor — 56 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Лакатос, Имре
Lipsitz, Imre (Avrum)
Birthdate: 1922-11-09
Date of death: 1974-02-02
Gender: male
Nationality: Hungary
Places of residence: Debrecen, Hungary
Moscow, Russia, USSR
Vienna, Austria
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Budapest, Hungary
Education: Debrecen University (Diploma|Mathematics, Physics, Philosophy, 1944)
Pázmány Péter University (Graduate Work)
Moscow State University (Graduate Work|1949)
Cambridge University (PhD|1961)
Occupations: philosopher of mathematics and science
professor
Relationships: Popper, Sir Karl (mentor)
Kuhn, Thomas (colleague)
Carnap, Rudolf (colleague)
Lukacs, George (professor)
Feyerabend, Paul (colleague, collaborator)
Polya, George (subject, mentor)
Organizations: Hungarian Ministry of Education
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Mathematical Research Institute
Cambridge University
London School of Economics
Awards and honors: Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship

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Mathematics, Science and Epistemology (Phil… by Imre Lakatos

2/28/22

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For and Against Method: Including Lakatos's… by Imre Lakatos

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laplantelibrary | 1 other review | Feb 28, 2022 |

Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge: Proceedings… by Imre Lakatos

Really accessible debate regarding Kuhnian paradigms of science with some very amusing phrasing where they are ripping shreds 'politely' off each other.

½

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brakketh | 3 other reviews | Sep 29, 2021 |

Criticism and the Growth of Knowledge by Imre Lakatos

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Statistics

Works: 26
Also by: 3
Members: 1,161
Popularity: #22,136
Rating: 4.0

Reviews: 13
ISBNs: 58
Languages: 10
Favorited: 2

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