Imre Lakatos (1922, 1974)

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  • Born

    Born
    Imre Lakatos was born Debrecen Hungary O’Connor, J. J., & Robertson, E. F. (2003, October). Imre Lakatos. MacTutor. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lakatos/

  • Graduated University

    Graduated University
    Lakatos graduated from University of Debrecen with three degrees in mathematics, physics, and philosophy Imre Lakatos - New World Encyclopedia. (2019, June 24). New World Encyclopedia. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Imre_Lakatos
  • Period: to

    Imprisoned

    While Imre was active in the communist party, he got stuck in some internal arguments with the Hungarian government and was brought. up on charges of revisionism and put in prison. Imre Lakatos - New World Encyclopedia. (2019, June 24). New World Encyclopedia. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Imre_Lakatos

  • London School of Economics

    London School of Economics
    Lakatose was appointed assistant professor to Charles Popper. Here, wrote his two most famous works, Philosophy of Science and Philosophy of mathematics. Musgrave, A., & Pigden, C. (2021, April 26). Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/#StalRevoMethScie

  • Doctor of Philosophy

    Doctor of Philosophy
    Lakatos earned his Doctorate in Philosophy at the University of Cambridge for his thesis called “On the Sociology of Concept Formation in the Natural Sciences”. Imre Lakatos - New World Encyclopedia. (2019, June 24). New World Encyclopedia. https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Imre_Lakatos

  • Provided a Counterexample to Euler's Thesis

    Provided a Counterexample to Euler's Thesis
    Euler's thesis covered all regular polyhedrons. Euler found out V - E + F = 2. Imre Lakatos figured out that V - E + F = 4 and there for discredited Euler's thesis. Musgrave, A., & Pigden, C. (2021, April 26). Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/#StalRevoMethScie

  • Professor of Logic

    Professor of Logic
    A world wide reputation as a philosopher of science was born here. Musgrave, A., & Pigden, C. (2021, April 26). Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/#StalRevoMethScie

  • "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes”

    "Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes”
    His best known work of his conference proceedings and best selling paper of all time. Musgrave, A., & Pigden, C. (2021, April 26). Imre Lakatos (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/lakatos/#StalRevoMethScie

  • Gave a talk on BBC radio

    Gave a talk on BBC radio
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YBrhzqKJWo

  • Died

    Died
    Imre Lakatos died on February second, in London England. O’Connor, J. J., & Robertson, E. F. (2003, October). Imre Lakatos. MacTutor. https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Lakatos/