George Polya’s reaction to Imre Lakatos’ ’Proofs and Refutations’
Rédei, Miklós
(2024)
George Polya’s reaction to Imre Lakatos’ ’Proofs and Refutations’
In:
Lakatos in Hungary. A narrated source book.
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
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Springer.
(In press)
Based on unpublished, archival material, some informal reactions by George Polya to Imre Lakatos’ ”Proofs and Refutations” are presented.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 | Chapter |
|---|---|
| Departments | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| Date Deposited | 26 Nov 2024 13:24 |
| Acceptance Date | 2024 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126181 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5298-1443