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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450200003321

Autore

Larvor Brendan <1967, >

Titolo

Lakatos : an introduction / / Brendan Larvor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

9786610104796

1-134-76514-2

1-280-10479-1

0-585-45321-7

0-203-00454-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (142 p.)

Disciplina

501

Soggetti

Science - Philosophy

Mathematics - Philosophy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1 Life and character""; ""2 Proofs and Refutations""; ""Dialectics""; ""Formalism""; ""Hegel""; ""Fallibilism""; ""3 The Popper-Kuhn debate""; ""4 Philosophy of science""; ""The methodology of scientific research programmes""; ""Statute and case law""; ""The methodology of historical research programmes""; ""Hacking's interpretation""; ""Hegelian history""; ""Other Hegelian traces""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 The politics of reason""; ""Lakatos' rationalism""

""The limits of demarcationism""""Proofs and Refutations: an anarchist tract""; ""Reason and freedom""; ""6 After Lakatos""; ""Diagnosis""; ""Prescription""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

<EM>Lakatos: An Introduction</EM> provides a thorough overview of both Lakatos's thought and his place in twentieth century philosophy.  It is an essential and insightful read for students and anyone interested in the philosophy of science.