TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lakatos,Imre
AU  - Worrall,John
AU  - Zahar,Elie
TI  - Proofs and refutations: the logic of mathematical discovery 
T2  - Cambridge philosophy classics
SN  - 9781316286425 (ebook)
AV  - QA8.4 .L34 2015
U1  - 511.3/6 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Feb 2016)
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316286425
ER  -