Rédei, Miklós (2024) George Polya's reaction to Imre Lakatos' 'Proofs and Refutations'. [Preprint]

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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Based on unpublished, archival material, some informal reactions by George Polya to Imre Lakatos' "Proofs and Refutations" are presented.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.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rédei, Miklós M.Redei@lse.ac.uk 0000-0001-5298-1443
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in: Lakatos in Hungary. A narrated source book. Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science G. Daniel, Sz. Mate, A.T. Tuboly (eds.) (Springer)
Keywords:	Imre Lakatos, George Polya, Proofs and Refutations
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Mathematics
Depositing User:	Dr Miklos Redei
Date Deposited:	09 Oct 2024 17:45
Last Modified:	09 Oct 2024 17:45
Item ID:	24035
Subjects:	General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science Specific Sciences > Mathematics
Date:	9 October 2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24035

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