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020 _a9781107534056
082 _a511.36 LAK
100 _aLakatos, Imre
245 _aProofs and refutations: the logic of mathematical discovery
260 _aCambridge:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2015.
300 _axii, 183p.:
_bpbk.:
_c23 cm.
440 _aCambridge Philosophy Classics
504 _aIncludes Appendices, Bibliography and Indices.
520 _aImre Lakatos's Proofs and Refutations is an enduring classic, which has never lost its relevance. Taking the form of a dialogue between a teacher and some students, the book considers various solutions to mathematical problems and, in the process, raises important questions about the nature of mathematical discovery and methodology. Lakatos shows that mathematics grows through a process of improvement by attempts at proofs and critiques of these attempts, and his work continues to inspire mathematicians and philosophers aspiring to develop a philosophy of mathematics that accounts for both the static and the dynamic complexity of mathematical practice. With a specially commissioned Preface written by Paolo Mancosu, this book has been revived for a new generation of readers. Unique to Cambridge, this classic book has been revived and rebranded for a twenty-first-century readership Offers a new generation of readers access to Imre Lakatos's influential theory on the nature of mathematical discovery and methodology Proposes a philosophy of mathematics that accounts for both the static and dynamic complexities of mathematical practice Features a specially commissioned Preface written by Paolo Mancosu https://www.cambridge.org/in/universitypress/subjects/philosophy/philosophy-science/proofs-and-refutations-logic-mathematical-discovery-1?format=HB&isbn=9781107113466
650 _aMathematical Fallibilism
650 _aMathematical Education
650 _aHeuristic Method
650 _aSocratic Dialogue
650 _aPhilosophy of Science
650 _aCounterexamples in Mathematics
700 _aWorrall, John
_eEditor
700 _aZahar, Elie
_eCo-editor
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