Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

Lakatos, Imre; Worrall, John; Zahar, Elie

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ISBN 10: 0521290384 ISBN 13: 9780521290388

Published by Cambridge University Press, N Y, 1991

Language: English

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Proofs and Refutations: The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

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Cambridge University Press, N Y

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1991

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English

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0521290384

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9780521290388

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A novel introduction to the philosophy of mathematics, mostly in the form of a discussion between a group of students and their teacher. It combats the positivist picture and develops a much richer, more dramatic progression.

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