| Description |
x, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Series |
His Philosophical papers ; v. 2 |
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Lakatos, Imre, 1922-1974.
Philosophical papers ; v.2
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Editors' introduction -- Part I. Philosophy of Mathematics: 1. Infinite regress and foundations of mathematics -- 2. A renaissance of empiricism in the recent philosophy of mathematics? -- 3. Cauchy and the continuum: the significance of non-standard analysis for the history and philosophy of mathematics -- 4. What does a mathematical proof prove? -- 5. The method of analysis-synthesis -- Part II. Critical Papers: 6. The problem of appraising scientific theories: three approaches -- 7. Necessity, Kineale and Popper -- 8. Changes in the problem of inductive logic -- 9. On Popperian historiography -- 10. Anomalies versus 'crucial experiments' -- 11. Understanding Toulmin -- Part III. Science and Education: 12. A letter to the director of the London School of Economics -- 13. The teaching of the history of science -- 14. The social responsibility of science -- References -- Lakatos bibliography -- Indexes |
| Analysis |
Science Research Methodology |
| Notes |
Includes indexes |
| Bibliography |
"Lakatos bibliography": pages 274-276 |
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Bibliography: pages 259-273 |
| Notes |
His Philosophical papers no:2 |
| Subject |
Knowledge, Theory of.
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Mathematics -- Philosophy -- Collected works
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Mathematics -- Philosophy.
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Science -- Philosophy -- Collected works
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Science -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Currie, Gregory.
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Worrall, John.
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| LC no. |
77014374 |
| ISBN |
0521217695 |
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0521280303 (pb) |
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9780521217699 |
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9780521280303 (pb) |
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