{"product_id":"mathematics-science-and-epistemology-volume-2-philosophical-papers-paperback-9780521280303","title":"Mathematics, Science and Epistemology: Volume 2, Philosophical Papers (Paperback) 9780521280303","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMathematics, Science and Epistemology: Volume 2, Philosophical Papers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImre Lakatos' philosophical and scientific papers are published here in two volumes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eImre Lakatos (Author), John Worrall (Edited by), Gregory Currie (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521280303, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 16 October 1980\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … a well-produced book that every philosopher of science or mathematics will wish to have.' Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eImre Lakatos' philosophical and scientific papers are published here in two volumes. Volume I brings together his very influential but scattered papers on the philosophy of the physical sciences, and includes one important unpublished essay on the effect of Newton's scientific achievement. Volume 2 presents his work on the philosophy of mathematics (much of it unpublished), together with some critical essays on contemporary philosophers of science and some famous polemical writings on political and educational issues.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditors' introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Philosophy of Mathematics: 1. Infinite regress and foundations of mathematics\u003cbr\u003e 2. A renaissance of empiricism in the recent philosophy of mathematics?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Cauchy and the continuum: the significance of non-standard analysis for the history and philosophy of mathematics\u003cbr\u003e 4. What does a mathematical proof prove?\u003cbr\u003e 5. The method of analysis-synthesis\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Critical Papers: 6. The problem of appraising scientific theories: three approaches\u003cbr\u003e 7. Necessity, Kineale and Popper\u003cbr\u003e 8. Changes in the problem of inductive logic\u003cbr\u003e 9. On Popperian historiography\u003cbr\u003e 10. Anomalies versus 'crucial experiments'\u003cbr\u003e 11. Understanding Toulmin\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Science and Education: 12. A letter to the director of the London School of Economics\u003cbr\u003e 13. The teaching of the history of science\u003cbr\u003e 14. The social responsibility of science\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Lakatos bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; political philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; political philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20political%20philosophy%20%5BHPS%5D%22\"\u003eHPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003305578776,"sku":"9780521280303","price":23.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521280303i_20ffd586-5481-4d39-9cf9-1bfffb4fe79f.jpg?v=1691374444","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mathematics-science-and-epistemology-volume-2-philosophical-papers-paperback-9780521280303","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}