George Polya’s reaction to Imre Lakatos’ ’Proofs and Refutations’

Rédei, Miklós ORCID: 0000-0001-5298-1443 (2024) George Polya’s reaction to Imre Lakatos’ ’Proofs and Refutations’. In: Daniel, G., Mate, Sz. and Tuboly, A.T., (eds.) Lakatos in Hungary. A narrated source book. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Springer. (In Press)

Text (Lakatos-Polya-02) - Accepted Version Pending embargo until 1 January 2100. Download (167kB)

Abstract

Based on unpublished, archival material, some informal reactions by George Polya to Imre Lakatos’ ”Proofs and Refutations” are presented. The archival material is letters by Polya to Lakatos in the period between 1957 and 1965. The letters show that Polya admired Lakatos’ work but he also voiced some criticism, especially when Lakatos deviates from heuristics.

Item Type:	Book Section
Divisions:	Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) Q Science > Q Science (General)
Date Deposited:	26 Nov 2024 13:24
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:16
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126181

Actions (login required)

View Item