Proofs and Refutations : The Logic of Mathematical Discovery

Lakatos, Imre; Worrall, John (EDT); Zahar, Elie (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1107534054 / ISBN 13: 9781107534056

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Title: Proofs and Refutations : The Logic of ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Imre 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.

Book Description:

Imre Lakatos's influential and enduring work on the nature of mathematic discovery and development continues to be relevant to philosophers of mathematics. Including a specially commissioned preface written by Paolo Mancosu, and presented in a fresh twenty-first-century series livery, it is now available for a new generation of readers.