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Birth
birth of Imre Lakatos -
Undergraduate degree(1944)
In the year 1944, Imre Lakatos graduated from the University of Debrecen with a degree in mathematics, physics, and philosophy. This event marked the beginning of a well-established and influential career in the realm of the philosophy of science. -
Nazi's invade Hungary (March 1944)
In March of 1944, Nazi Germany invaded Hungary, the country where Lakatos had been while finishing his degree. At the time Imre Lipschitz changed his name to the one known today as Imre Lakatos in order to avoid being captured by Nazi forces. This event marks the year that Lakatos nearly escaped the possibility of death. -
Assistant Lecturer with Karl Popper
In 1960 Lakatos began his work as an assistant lecturer with Karl Popper at the London School of Economics. -
Doctoral degree(1961)
In the year of 1961, Lakatos completed his doctoral degree in philosophy at the King’s College in Cambridge. Following his graduation, he began a Rockefeller fellowship. -
Publishing of "Proofs and Refutations"
In 1963 Imre Lakatos published his first major piece titled “Proofs and Refutations”. In the four-part Ph.D. thesis, he outlines that mathematics is not final or perfect and that proofs are more so temporary endpoints. Servings as an assistant lecturer to Karl popper, it is no mystery why Lakatos’s beliefs on mathematics are more aligned with Popper's view on science and its philosophy. -
Falsification and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programs
In 1976 Imre Lakatos published his second major piece in the realm of the philosophy of science called his Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes. In his program, he incorporated ideas from both Kuhn and Popper. His program stated that a hypothesis hard-core that is surrounded by a protective belt of supplementing hypothesis and when a hypothesis is refuted, the blame does not go to the hard-core idea. Instead, the blame is put on that protective belt of supplementing hypothesis. -
Death of Irme Lakatos
1974 marks the death of Imre Lakatos. -
Proofs and Refutations continued(1976)
In 1976 the publishing of “Proofs and refutations: the logic of mathematical discovery” expands upon Lakatos’s theories published in 1963. This book also includes the dialog of students who debate the proof of the Euler characteristic defined for the polyhedron. This event highlights the amount of influence that Lakatos had on the philosophy of science in the fact that this book came about after his death in 1974.