Mathematics, Science and Epistemology

by Imre Lakatos

Other authors: Gregory Currie (Editor), John Worrall (Editor)

Series: Lakatos's Philosophical Papers (vol.2)

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Imre Lakatos' philosophical and scientific papers are published here in two volumes. Volume I brings together his very influential but scattered papers on the philosophy of the physical sciences, and includes one important unpublished essay on the effect of Newton's scientific achievement. Volume 2 presents his work on the philosophy of mathematics (much of it unpublished), together with some critical essays on contemporary philosophers of science and some famous polemical writings on political and educational issues.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Lakatos, Imre	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Currie, Gregory	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Worrall, John	Editor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Imre Lakatos' philosophical and scientific papers are published here in two volumes. Volume I brings together his very influential but scattered papers on the philosophy of the physical sciences, and includes one important unpublished essay on the effect of Newton's scientific achievement. Volume 2 presents his work on the philosophy of mathematics (much of it unpublished), together with some critical essays on contemporary philosophers of science and some famous polemical writings on political and educational issues.

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