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The Birth of Imre Lakatos
A Hungarian-born philosopher of math and science -
College
Lakatos went to college at Debrecen University obtaining a degree in physics, math, and philosophy. -
Negotiation of Peace
Germans invade Hungary, and were forced in Debrecen ghetto amongst the war Lakatos's father with a few others manage to escape relocating to Australia -
Leaving Home
Lakatos left home in 1956 during the Hungarian uprising because of the soviet tanks -
Major Works
According to Lakatos he explains that like Popper the development of math is more of like the development science. Lakatos talks about the development with rules you must obey. Such as not forming an inconsistent hypothesis. Musgrave, Alan and Charles Pigden, "Imre Lakatos", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/lakatos/ -
MSRP (Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes)
Lakatos connected Popper's falsifications and Kuhn's views. The structure of the research program was the "definitive" or not revisable claims of a program and the "protective belt" that can be revised in order to protect the "hard core" being refuted. Musgrave, Alan and Charles Pigden, "Imre Lakatos", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2016 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/win2016/entries/lakatos/ -
Major works (Cont.)
https://youtu.be/_FzaQS4noAA
Lakatos's interview on Science and pseudoscience -
Death of Imre Lakatos
Passed away due to a heart attack.