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History of Science and Its Rational Reconstructions
In this article Lakatos "proposed a dialectical historiographical meta-method for evaluating different theories of scientific method". This means that on one side he would explain both the history of science in general and its revolutions and on the other go on to explain "framework for rationally reconstructing the history of science". In this article he published a quote that is not well known in the scientific community "Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of -
Research Programmes
I could not find a specific date for this event because this was a lifelong concept that he worked on. In this model he tried to "resolve the perceived conflict between Popper's falsificationism and the revolutionary structure of science described by Kuhn". In this model he wants to take the ideas of both Kuhn and Popper and use them together to explain scientific theories. In a quote that is used to describe his thoughts on his programmes Lakatos states ""It is not that we propose a theory -
International Conference
Even after his death Lakatos has continued to influence the world of philosophy and science. He was planning to go along with his colleague Spiro Lastis. The two were planning to share case studies about economics and physical science that explained Lakatos's methodology. Despite Lakatos passing away a year prior due to a sudden heart attack Lastis decided to continue on with the conference to spread the information the two were compiling together. -
Proofs and Refutions
This books first chapter was Lakatos's revision. Most of this book is problems that the readers try to solve. There are attempted proofs and the counterexamples that have refuted the previous attempts. Lakatos's contribution to this was he stated three ways to attempt these problems that he liked to call "monsters". "Firstly, monster-barring, by which means the theorem in question could not be applied to such objects. Secondly, monster-adjustment, whereby by making