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Part of the book series: Vienna Circle Institute Library (VCIL, volume 1)
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Imre Lakatos (1922-1974) was one of the protagonists in shaping the "new philosophy of science". More than 25 years after his untimely death, it is time for a critical re-evaluation of his ideas. His main theme of locating rationality within the scientific process appears even more compelling today, after many historical case studies have revealed the cultural and societal elements within scientific practices. Recently there has been, above all, an increasing interest in Lakatos' philosophy of mathematics, which emphasises heuristics and mathematical practice over logical justification. But suitable modifications of his approach are called for in order to make it applicable to modern axiomatised theories.
Pioneering historical research in England and Hungary has unearthed hitherto unknown facts about Lakatos' personal life, his wartime activities and his involvement in the political developments of post-war Europe. From a communist activist committed to Györgyi Lukács' thinking, Lakatos developed into a staunch anti-Marxist who found his intellectual background in Popper's critical rationalism. The volume also publishes for the first time a part of his Debrecen Ph.D. thesis and it is concluded by a bibliography of his Hungarian writings.
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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In Defence of Scientific Rationality
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Underway to a Philosophy of Contemporary Mathematics
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Life and Politics
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Appraising Lakatos
Book Subtitle: Mathematics, Methodology, and the Man
Editors: George Kampis, Ladislav Kvasz, Michael Stöltzner
Series Title: Vienna Circle Institute Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0769-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-0226-7Published: 31 March 2002
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5922-2Published: 04 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0769-5Published: 29 June 2013
Series ISSN: 1571-3083
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 382
Topics: Philosophy of Science, Epistemology, Modern Philosophy, History of Mathematical Sciences, Political Philosophy